India’s first bullet train to cut Mumbai-Surat travel time to just 60 minutes

Last week, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the bullet train will enable passengers to travel from Surat to Mumbai in just one hour. “So practically from Surat you can go to Mumbai in 1 hour, complete your work & come back and have time with your family,” the Minister said.

Mumbai to Ahmedabad Bullet Train Travel Time

Similarly, the bullet train will reduce travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad to just 2 hours and 7 minutes (127 minutes). “Same thing from Ahmedabad, you can go to Mumbai in 2 hours, complete your work and then spend time with your family,” Vaishnaw said.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Corridor to Boost Regional Economy

Vaishnaw further stated that Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor will play an important role in transforming regional economy. “So this is really a very important project. The economies of all the major cities starting from Mumbai, Thane, Vapi, Surat, Baroda, Anand and Ahmedabad, will all become one single economy. So there is going to be a huge regional growth,” the Union Minister said.

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Stations

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will have 12 stations namely – Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.