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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nUnion minister for electronics and information technology and railways Ashwini Vaishnaw<\/a> on Tuesday laid out a roadmap to transform southern India\u2019s transportation, placing the proposed bullet train network as a major driver of economic integration across key cities while also announcing significant rail and digital infrastructure expansion.Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Google Cloud India AI Hub in Visakhapatnam, the minister said that the high-speed rail project is designed to connect Amaravati with Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune and Mumbai, drastically shrinking travel time and creating a stronger economic corridor across the region.Drawing parallels with the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, Vaishnaw said the same model of regional economic consolidation would now extend to Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring states.“The bullet train, the dream project for all of us. And as you are aware, if you have seen the videos of the progress of Ahmedabad to Mumbai bullet train, that 500 kilometer stretch will be completed in one hour and 57 minutes. So basically, Mumbai, Surat, Vapi, Baroda, Ahmedabad, all those large cities will become one single economic zone, one single economic region. That same magic will now happen in Andhra also, Amravati to Hyderabad in 70 minutes”.He described the proposed network as a \u201chigh-speed diamond\u201d for southern India.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alongside the bullet train blueprint, Vaishnaw said that the South Coast Railway Zone will finally be notified on June 1, 2026, delivering on a long-standing promise linked to the reorganisation of states.He also outlined plans to strengthen rail movement on the eastern corridor by expanding the existing Kolkata-Chennai double railway line into a four-line network. This upgrade is expected to create capacity for nearly 500 more trains, covering both freight and passenger movement, while improving access to ports, tourism circuits and cultural centres.<\/p>\n Watch<\/span><\/p>\n Bullet Train Gets August 15, 2027 India Launch Date, Minister Shares Details On Tunnel Breakthrough<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nProposed Bullet train travel times<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/strong><\/td>\nEstimated travel time<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Amaravati \u2013 Hyderabad<\/td>\n 70 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Amaravati \u2013 Chennai<\/td>\n 112 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hyderabad \u2013 Pune<\/td>\n 1 hour 55 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Pune \u2013 Mumbai<\/td>\n 48 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Chennai \u2013 Bengaluru<\/td>\n 73 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Hyderabad \u2013 Bengaluru<\/td>\n 2 hours 8 minutes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n