NEW DELHI (Metro Rail News): BEML is expected to roll out the first prototype of B-28, India’s first bullet train by early 2027, as reported by The Indian Express. The indigenously built bullet train is expected to operate from August 2027 at the Surat-Billimora stretch in Gujarat. The bullet train is being built at BEML’s Aditya Plant in Bengaluru. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Railway Minister, inaugurated the plant on 25th April, 2026.
After the train set is ready, it will be sent to the Surat depot for testing and trial runs. The Surat depot is being developed by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).
Vaishnaw said to ANI that, “Our bullet train project is progressing rapidly. The first section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will begin operation next year”
As per the report by News18, the high-speed train is expected to enter service at the 47 kilometers Surat-Bilimora section of the corridor from August 2027. After the opening of the Surat-Bilimora section, the rest of the corridor will be gradually commissioned in phases. Subsequently, following the Surat-Bilimora section, Vapi-Surat and Vapi-Ahmedabad sections will follow, followed by an inter-state extension from Ahmedabad in Gujarat to Thane in Maharashtra.
The Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail project will be India’s first high-speed rail corridor. Designed with the Japanese Shinkanshen technology, the bullet train has a design speed up to 350 kmph and operational speed of 320 kmph. The bullet train will reduce the travel time of Ahmedabad to Mumbai, covering the 508 km distance in 1 hour 58 minutes.
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