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New Delhi: There is an update about the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project. Railway officials have said that E5 models of Japanese Shinkansen trains will be used in this project. These E5 models will be used for trial runs in the Gujarat section in 2026-27. After this India will buy E10 models. These will be even more modern. E10 Shinkansen trains are likely to start simultaneously in India and Japan in 2030. What is E10? E10 is also called Alpha X. It can run at a speed of 400 km per hour. That is the distance of 1000 km from Delhi to Patna can be covered in just 2.5 hours. It will cover the distance of 508 km between Ahmedabad and Mumbai in about one and a-quarter-hours. What is the status of first Bullet Train? A senior Railway Ministry official said that the bullet train project is progressing very well. He said that only Japanese Shinkansen trains will be used for trial runs. After this we will have the most modern trains from Japan which will run on the entire 508 km corridor. This means that initially only Japanese trains will be used for testing. Then when all goes well the latest Japanese trains will run on the entire route. The ministry said in a press release that in view of the strategic partnership between Japan and India the Japanese government has agreed to introduce E10 Shinkansen trains for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. E10 will be introduced simultaneously in India and Japan. The entire 508 km corridor is being developed with Japanese Shinkansen technology. It will set new standards for speed safety and reliability. Work assigned to ICF and BEML Meanwhile the government has given the work of making two bullet trains to Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and BEML. These trains can run at a maximum speed of 280 kmph. Apart from this the signaling work for the bullet train corridor has been given to a joint venture of Siemens and DR Agarwal Infracon. The ministry said that civil work for the project is going on at a fast pace. So far 310 km of viaducts (high bridges) have been built 15 river bridges have been built and four more bridges are to be built. The ministry said that five out of 12 stations have been completed and three more stations are almost complete. For this Rs 1.1 lakh crore project the work of the first section of the 21 km undersea tunnel has also been completed. This means that the work of the project is in full swing and soon people will get a chance to travel in the bullet train. It is expected to be completed by September 2027 and commercial operations are expected to begin in 2030.