{
  "id": 6424098,
  "title": "India’s bullet train shell ready for squeeze test; track testing by May-June 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/indias-bullet-train-shell-ready-for-squeeze-test-track-testing-by-may",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T12:56:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/indias-first-indigenous-bullet-train-body-frame-is-ready-for-squeeze-test-full-high-speed-train-to-hit-tracks-for-testing-by-may-june-2027-with-first-service-targeted-for-2027/articleshow/133969925.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Addressing the ‘NaMo for Viksit Bharat’ event in Vadodara, Vaishnaw said the first body frame of the bullet train had recently been completed and sent for a squeeze test. “By May or June of next year, India’s own bullet train will be on the tracks for testing. After a testing period of 2-4 months, the bullet train will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister himself,” Vaishnaw said.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/big-boost-for-india-ahead-of-afghanistan-t20is-as-nitish-kumar-reddy",
        "published": "2026-09-09T15:27:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}