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Indigenous bullet train, inter-operable signalling system: What’s happening on India’s first high-speed rail project

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  1. India plans to begin trials of domestically developed bullet trains by mid-2027.

  2. Civil construction on the 97-km Surat-Vapi high-speed rail stretch is scheduled to complete this year.

  3. The project includes an interoperable signalling system for the high-speed rail corridor.

  4. Domestic bullet trains are part of India's semi-high-speed and high-speed rail initiatives.

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