'Another significant milestone': Railways share update on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project
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- ✓The Ministry of Railways said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project achieved a significant milestone by completing 14 portal beams over the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Main Line in Vadodara.
- ✓The first operational stretch should open in 2027.
- ✓Many major structures, including bridges over the Sabarmati River, got finished as work continues steadily.
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The Ministry of Railways has said that the under-construction Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train has achieved another significant milestone. According to the Railways, the construction of all 14 portal beams over the Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani Main Line in Vadodara has been completed successfully.
The entire journey will be completed in about 2 hours 7 minutes with limited stops, which is substantially less than the time taken by trains or road journeys. The first operational stretch of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor is expected to open in 2027.
The estimated cost of the project is INR 1,08,000 crore and is being executed with Official Development Assistance (ODA) Loan assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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