Bullet train to connect Hyderabad, Chennai, Amravati and Bengaluru, announces CM Chandrababu Naidu

The high-speed rail corridor will connect Hyderabad, Chennai, Amravati, and Bengaluru, serving a combined population of more than five crore.

According to media reports, Naidu said people in South India will enjoy a superfast transport facility very soon, and a survey has been already ordered for the connectivity project.

The bullet train will connect all four cities—Hyderabad, Chennai, Amaravati, Bangalore—benefitting over five crore population and the biggest market in the world, he added.

The chief minister said the project would transform logistics in the region, making it a major hub.

He also announced that the state would also revamp its road infrastructure to international standards, ensuring high-quality connectivity even in remote areas.

India’s first bullet train project, the 500 km-long Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor with 12 world-class stations, is scheduled to open in 2026.

Naidu’s announcement follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Japan, where he travelled in a bullet train from Tokyo to Sendai, reasserting New Delhi’s commitment to introduce Japanese Shinkansen to India’s rail network.

The E10 Shinkansen, derived from Japan’s ALFA-X experimental train, will be jointly manufactured in India under an agreement in principle between the two countries.

E10 Shinkansen is a high-speed rail system, akin to those running in countries such as France—India’s first choice for collaboration on the project. Nations like China, South Korea, Turkey, Spain, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Belgium also operate such services.

Commonly known as a 'bullet train', this service requires dedicated tracks and must maintain speeds above 250 km per hour.

Capable of running at 300 kmph, the train will operate on elevated, underground, and underwater tracks.

Several other high-speed rail projects have also been proposed to link key commercial and tourism centres across the country.