Gujarat Government To Lay Ahmedabad-Rajkot Rail Link For High-Speed Trains
The Gujarat government in collaboration with the Indian Railways will lay a new Ahmedabad-Rajkot Railway Link dedicated for high speed trains and the route will be linked to the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, a senior official said on Friday.
The centre as well as the Gujarat government have given in-principle approval to the project, Additional Chief Secretary in Gujarat Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), MK Das, said.
He made the announcement during a presentation on Gujarat at a virtual conference held on Friday under the ASSOCHAM Foundation Week programme. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani was also present.
“The Gujarat government, in partnership with the railways, will start a new work-Ahmedabad Rajkot Railway Link, which would not be a bullet train, but a very high speed train. The train will reach Rajkot very fast,” Mr Das said.
“This project has got in-principle approval of the Gujarat government and 10 days back, the centre gave the same. The project was finalised during a virtual meeting in which Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was present,” he said.
“We will have a new railway line between Ahmedabad and Rakjot. And this high speed railway line will be linked to the bullet train project between Ahmedabad and Mumbai,” he said.
