Bullet train project on track! Japan’s E10 trains to run on Mum-Ahmedabad route

India’s first bullet train project will deploy Japan’s advanced E10 Shinkansen trains, slated to debut in 2030, on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. While construction progresses with Japanese Shinkansen technology, Indian Railways is also exploring European and domestic partnerships for signalling systems and indigenous train manufacturing, aiming for commercial services by 2027.