In a post on X, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, “‘Make in India’ powers the Bullet Train project. Installation of overhead electrification masts is progressing well on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train project.”
The breakthrough has been achieved in an approximately 1.5 km long mountain tunnel (MT-5), among the longest in Palghar district, located between Virar and Boisar bullet train stations.
The Prime Minister used the historic occasion in Dediapada, Gujarat, to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for significant infrastructure and development projects valued at over Rs 9,700 crore, dedicated to tribal welfare and national progress.
The project is one of India's most ambitious infrastructure initiatives, aiming to revolutionize inter-city travel by reducing travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to just two hours.
The 508 km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor is India's first bullet train project.
The bridge on Vishwamitri river in Vadodara district, Gujarat has been completed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. This is the seventeenth river bridge completed out of the planned 21 river bridges in Gujarat for the project.
The Bullet Train Project has achieved a major milestone with the opening of the first section of the 21-km undersea tunnel between BKC and Thane.
"Progress of Bullet Train project: Till date: 21.11.2023Pillars: 251.40 KmElevated super-structure: 103.24 Km," the union minister said in a post on X.
The visit by Japanese dignitaries is significant as India is looking to a concrete commitment from Japan on completing the 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail link in part by 2026.
Officials in the Railway Board said that Agnihotri was facing allegations, including that of misuse of official position and diverting funds in an unauthorised manner to a private company.
