High-speed rail in India
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As of 2026, India has no operational high-speed rail lines capable of supporting more than 200 km/h. Currently, the highest speed is achieved by the Bhopal Shatabdi Express, Gatiman Express, Bhopal Va
Prime ministers of India and Japan at ground breaking ceremony of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed line on 14 September 2017. A Modified E5 series Shinkansen, that was originally agreed to be purchased by India, can be seen in the backdrop.
WP class steam locomotives reached speeds of 100 km/h (62 mph) in 1947
WAP-1 electric locomotives reached a speed of 130 km/h (81 mph) in 1980
Introduced in 2019, Vande Bharat train-set built by ICF, is the fastest in India
The Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor is an under-construction high-speed rail line, which will connect Mumbai, Maharashtra, the financial hub of India, with Ahmedabad, the largest city in the
High-speed rail in India
…an electric multiple unit (EMU), introduced in 2018, is the fastest operational train-set and is capable of reaching 183 km/h (114 mph). The first high-speed railway corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad of about 508 km (316 mi) is currently under construction with a designed maximum operational speed of 350 km/h (220 mph…
Prime ministers of India and Japan at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project, at Ahmedabad in 2017.