{"id":1290411,"date":"2025-02-06T11:24:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T05:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1290411"},"modified":"2025-02-06T11:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T05:54:43","slug":"indias-1st-bullet-train-route-is-47-complete-by-spending-rs-67486-crore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/indias-1st-bullet-train-route-is-47-complete-by-spending-rs-67486-crore\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#8217;s 1st Bullet Train Route Is 47% Complete By Spending Rs 67,486 Crore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>According to the Economic Survey 2024-25, the first bullet train in India, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project, has made 47% physical progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2024-08-12-at-2.14.20\u202fPM-2048x1054-1-1024x527.png\" alt=\"India's 1st Bullet Train Route Is 47% Complete By Spending Rs 67,486 Crore \" class=\"wp-image-1290419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2024-08-12-at-2.14.20\u202fPM-2048x1054-1-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2024-08-12-at-2.14.20\u202fPM-2048x1054-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2024-08-12-at-2.14.20\u202fPM-2048x1054-1-768x395.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2024-08-12-at-2.14.20\u202fPM-2048x1054-1-1536x791.png 1536w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2024-08-12-at-2.14.20\u202fPM-2048x1054-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 508 km project, which has Japanese support, was approved in December 2015. The updated price is \u20b91.08 lakh crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Progress At 47%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs of October 2024, it has achieved 47.17 per cent physical progress with an expenditure of Rs 67,486 crore,&#8221; the report states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Significant improvements have also been made to the Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), which are intended to improve logistics by expanding freight volumes without compromising passenger trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs of November 2024, 2,741 km (96.4 per cent) of the planned 2,843 km DFC network has been commissioned,&#8221; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/money\/8th-pay-commission-implementation-unlikely-from-january-1-2026-govt-hints-at-expected-timeline-3736231\/\">report<\/a> notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The railway network saw the addition of 17 new Vande Bharat trains between April and October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-four new Vande Bharat trains were introduced between April and October of the previous fiscal year, and forty-one were launched between April and March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBetween April and October 2024, 17 new pairs of Vande Bharat trains were introduced to the network, and 228 coaches were produced,&#8221; the Economic Survey states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the most recent fiscal year, 456 Vande Bharat coaches were produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the report, India&#8217;s new railway line construction slowed down in 2024\u20132025 when compared to the prior fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe addition to the length of highways, roads, and railway lines has been modestly lower,&#8221; the report mentions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The railway network&#8217;s commissioning rate has dropped by nearly 11%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Between April and November of FY24, 2,282 km of railway network were put into service, whereas in FY25, only 2,031 km were finished in the same time frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Govt Will Launch 200 Vande Bharat Trains, 100 Amrit Bharat Trains<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, the government is planning to roll out 200 new Vande Bharat trains which will have facilities for both sleeper and chair car configurations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this development, the centre is planning to introduce 100 Amrit Bharat and 50 Namo Bharat train sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides this they will also undertake multiple infrastructure and development projects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Economic Survey 2024-25, the first bullet train in India, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Project, has made 47% physical progress. 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