India targets indigenous 350 km/h bullet trains by 2030, Mumbai-Ahmedabad line to open 2027

The Indian railway ministry has submitted a cabinet proposal to produce an indigenous B35 bullet-train capable of 350 km/h, targeting domestic rollout by 2030 and putting it on par with Japan’s E10 series. For the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor, BEML is already building 32 B28 trainsets designed for 280 km/h, though they will run at a maximum of 249 km/h when a limited section opens in 2027. Two B28 prototypes are expected to be trial-tested in early 2027, and a separate Rs 5,400 crore contract covers 15 additional units.

The overall corridor cost has been revised to more than Rs 2 lakh crore, nearly double the 2015 estimate, with land acquisition and infrastructure spending driving the increase. The ministry also plans to develop a home-grown Bharat Train Control System to manage signalling and safety. Experts view the effort as a major engineering step that could supply rolling stock for seven new high-speed routes announced in one outlet budget.