(FILES) A Vande Bharat train crosses a bridge over the Sabarmati river near the under-construction section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project in Ahmedabad on May 7, 2026. India is finally on track to open a section of its long-delayed first high-speed bullet train line in 2027, railway ministry officials say, almost a decade after work began. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP via Getty Images)