What's happening with Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train dispute right now

NHSRCL is building India's first high-speed 2x25 kV overhead traction system for the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor, designed to support trains at 320 kmph.

The electrification project includes 14 traction substations, 31 switching posts, and 16 distribution substations across Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Over 22,000 steel masts and 25,700 cantilever assemblies will support the overhead system across 1,125 track km.

Key electrical components like transformers and feeder wires are being manufactured domestically, boosting the Make in India initiative.

All 14 traction substations will have earthquake detection seismometers, with 28 seismometers installed, and the network monitored via a centralized control center.

The first operational stretch of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat will open in 2027 using Indian high-speed trains.

Japan's next-generation E10 series Shinkansen trains will be introduced on the corridor after 2030.

The bullet train project significantly reduces travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed the Surat-Bilimora section launch in 2027.

Former Japanese Justice Minister Hideki Makihara criticised India for delays in the Shinkansen bullet train project.

Makihara is a member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

India's Ministry of External Affairs responded to Makihara's remarks.

The Shinkansen project aims to connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad with high-speed rail.

India's government rejected remarks by a former minister about the bullet train project.

Japan is providing financing, technology, and engineering expertise for the project.

The former minister's remarks were described as 'at variance with facts' by India.

The bullet train is a mega infrastructure project between India and Japan.