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- The Ministry of Railways has shared a video showing rapid construction progress on the Vapi-Surat section of India's first bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
- The video shows tunnels being built through hills, bridge tracks over rivers, electrification work, and a glimpse of a multi-storey bullet train station.
- The 508-km corridor will have 12 stops, with the train expected to run at an average speed of 300 km/h, cutting the Mumbai-Ahmedabad journey from about six hours to two hours.
- The first bullet train is tentatively expected to begin operations on August 15 next year.
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- Progress on the roughly 100-km Vapi-Surat section as shown in the Railways' video update
- Confirmation of the reported August 15 launch date for the bullet train by the Rail Minister
- Completion of station and electrification work across the corridor's 12 stops
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