India achieved an important milestone in indigenous high-speed rail technology as Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the manufacturing of the country’s first indigenously developed bullet train, B28, at BEML’s Aditya facility in Bengaluru on 1 November 2026.
- The B28 trainset is being developed through collaboration involving Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, and BEML, Bengaluru, for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor.
- The train has a maximum test/design speed of 280 kmph and a planned operational speed of approximately 249–250 kmph.
- During the minister’s visit, a Squeeze Test was demonstrated to assess the structural strength, rigidity and dimensional stability of the train’s body.
- The trainset will consist of 8 coaches, with the first prototype targeted for completion in the first quarter of 2027.
