India’s first bullet train project began with a Rs 1.1 lakh crore estimate, cost has now nearly doubled to Rs 2.1 lakh crore; indigenously made high-speed train to start running from August 2027

India’s first bullet train project has seen its cost escalate to nearly double of the original estimate in a span of nine years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the first high-speed rail project of Indian Railways in September 2017, and after missed deadlines due to the pandemic, the first bullet train is expected to be operational from the later half of 2027.

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