Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train to be inaugurated next year: Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will be inaugurated next year, though he gave no specific date. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit 2026, he explained the reasons behind the project's delays and highlighted India's strategic ties with Japan, adding that Japanese engineers plan to use some technologies from the project in their next bullet train.