Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Tunnel Breakthrough Achieved At Ghansoli, Vaishnaw Hails

A breakthrough was achieved for a 4.88 km-long tunnel between Shilphata and Ghansoli for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project on Saturday (September 20, 2025) morning in the presence of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

Calling it a “landmark achievement”, Mr. Vaishnaw, who initiated the breakthrough of the tunnel, said that the first phase of the high-speed corridor on the Surat-Bilimora section will start in December 2027.

Talking to reporters in Ghansoli near Mumbai, the Minister said that the bullet train will be the "transport for the middle class", and the fares will be "reasonable".