India, Oct. 10 -- Union minister for railways Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday announced that the first bullet train in India will run by August 2027.

"You are all aware how work on the bullet train is progressing speedily. It is going very smoothly in Gujarat - wire ducts have been completed, girders installed, and work on the tracks and electric wiring is in progress. Recently, Japanese Minister Nakano visited Gujarat and reviewed the progress of the project. We have set a target to run the first bullet train by August 2027," said Vaishnaw while speaking at the first-ever Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference held at Ganpat University in Mehsana.

On October 3, Vaishnaw and Japan's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hiro...