The proposed bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai will be made fully operational by 2023, Railway Board Chairman Ashwani Lohani said today.
Some sections of the high speed, 500-km route will, however, become operational in 2022 itself, he said.
"Bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai will be made fully operational by 2023, while it will be made operational on some sections in 2022. We are moving ahead as per our plan on the project," Lohani told reporters here.
The Railways will be using the latest technology for the project, he said.
Lohani, who was accompanied by East Central Railway (ECR) General Manager L C Trivedi and other senior officials, is here to take part in the 63rd Regional Railway Week.
On former Railway minister Lalu Prasad's suggestion that the money being spent on the bullet train project could have been utilised for improving passenger amenities, Lohani said, "A decision has been taken on bullet train and we are moving ahead with it."
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