From imported technology to local design, India’s “Swadesh” bullet train The push is shifting – toward speed, scale and self-reliance. The high-speed rail is expected to be operational for the first time in April 2027. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor will be the first to operate this corridor.
First ‘swadeshi’ bullet train to be launched on Mum-Ahd route in April ’27
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inaugurated ‘Aditya’, a purpose-built high-speed rail manufacturing complex located at BEML Limited’s Tippasandra campus in Bengaluru. The plant is designed to produce B-28 train sets, which are the backbone of India’s indigenous high-speed program.
