Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefs the media, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday (January 2, 2026) virtually witnessed the final breakthrough of a 1.5-km-long mountain tunnel of the bullet train project in Maharashtra’s Palghar district from Rail Bhawan in New Delhi. “This 1.5-km-long mountain tunnel is among the longest in Palghar district and is located between the Virar and Boisar bullet train stations. It is the second tunnel breakthrough in Maharashtra, as the first 5-km-long underground tunnel between Thane and BKC was completed in September 2025,” a Railway Ministry press note said. Hon’ble MR Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw echoed “Bharat Mata ki Jai” in unison, marking the breakthrough of Maharashtra’s first mountain tunnel (MT-5) in Palghar district on the Nation’s first #BulletTrain project. pic.twitter.com/VNoWOibv8W — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) January 2, 2026 The 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project, which passes through Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, is India’s only high-speed rail project designed to operate bullet trains at a speed of 320 kmph, covering the entire distance in 2 hours and 17 minutes. The project is being executed with technical and financial assistance from the Japanese government. Published – January 02, 2026 12:11 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Case booked against Janardhan Reddy, 10 others in Ballari clash over banner; heavy security deployed I am seriously considering to report: Javed Akhtar slams his AI-generated video