Surat : Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the under-construction bullet train station in Gujarat’s Surat on Saturday to review the progress of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR). The Prime Minister landed at the Surat airport on Saturday morning and reached the Antroli area, where a bullet train station is under construction.
He landed at the Surat airport in the morning. After reviewing the progress of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor in Surat, he reached Devmogra village in Sagbara taluka, nearly 23 km from Dediapada town in Narmada district. The corridor will connect major cities, including Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Bilimora, Vapi, Boisar, Virar, Thane, and Mumbai.
The project is expected to boost business, tourism, and economic activity along the entire corridor, catalyzing regional development. A businessman, Hardik Patel, told news agency IANS,“…With the bullet train, the connectivity from Ahmedabad to Mumbai will become easier. People in Surat will benefit as it will facilitate transportation for the diamond industry and textile markets.
Later in the day, PM Modi will visit Dediapada town in the tribal-dominated Narmada district, where he will address a gathering to mark the birth anniversary of tribal icon Birsa Munda. He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for infrastructure and development projects costing more than ₹9,700 crore.
