Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirms 3rd Maharashtra tunnel breakthrough
India's first bullet train just cleared another hurdle: the third mountain tunnel in Maharashtra has had a breakthrough!
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared the update, saying work has been moving along since PM Modi and Japan's former PM Shinzo Abe kicked things off back in 2017.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad line 508km 320km/h
The high-speed rail line will stretch 508km, linking Mumbai and Ahmedabad with trains zipping up to 320km/h.
It features everything from an undersea tunnel near Mumbai to a massive viaduct over Ahmedabad's Kalupur flyover.
With 12 stations across Maharashtra and Gujarat and one Union Territory on its route, once it's up and running, you'll be able to travel between these two cities in just over two hours, thanks in part to major funding help from Japan.