The Railways Ministry usually makes use of its social media handles to share fascinating photos of railway stations throughout India and retains followers updated with the developments occurring within the railways. This time, the official X account of the Ministry of Railways shared a video of a Bullet prepare station being constructed in Gujarat’s Anand. The video offered a small tour of the station, showcasing each its inside and exterior options.
“Marching forward with unwavering progress, the trendy symphony of pace and superior Rail infra takes form at Anand #BulletTrain Station, Gujarat,” the tweet was captioned by Ministry of Railways.
Watch the video right here:
Marching forward with unwavering progress, the trendy symphony of pace and superior Rail infra takes form at Anand #BulletTrain Station, Gujarat pic.twitter.com/HVcKJOx0XS
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) January 5, 2025
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad hall has been making regular progress since work started in November 2021. In 2023, the Railway minister introduced that the primary bullet prepare part in India – a 50km stretch between Bilimora and Surat in Gujarat – will probably be accomplished in August 2026.
Masking a distance of 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, the bullet prepare is predicted to realize a most pace of 320 km per hour, lowering journey time to only 2 hours. It would begin from Mumbai and terminate at Sabarmati after protecting ten stations specifically Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand and Ahmedabad.
The Railways will run 35 bullet trains when it begins operations, with about 70 journeys per day. It plans to extend the quantity to 105 trains by 2050. Round 1.6 crore persons are anticipated to journey by prepare yearly when operations start.
The projected price is an estimated ₹ 1.08 lakh crore, of which the Centre is dedicated to offering ₹ 10,000 crore, whereas Gujarat and Maharashtra will contribute ₹ 5,000 crore every. The remaining funding will probably be secured by a mortgage from Japan – at a minimal 0.1 per cent rate of interest.