Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that the entire Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is expected to be completed by December 2029, reported the PTI.

The segment between Vapi and Sabarmati in Gujarat is planned to be ready by December 2027, he said.

Sharing an update on India’s most ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor project, Vaishnaw stated that the 508-kilometre-long bullet train route is being developed with financial and technical assistance from Japan. The route spans across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and the Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, featuring 12 planned stations -- including Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati, according to the PTI.