NEW DELHI: The Niti Aayog has reviewed progress of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project for which the ground breaking ceremony will take place during the visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this year. We are making satisfactory progress," said a Niti Aayog official who attended the meeting. He further said on ground construction for the project will commence by the end of 2018 and the train service is likely to be operational from 2023. The high speed railway line between the two prominent cities in Western India is expected to cover 508 km in about two hours, running at a maximum speed of 350 kmph and operating speed of 320 kmph. This was 4th meeting on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project.

Source: Economic Times February 19, 2017 09:11 UTC