An ambitious state-run high-speed rail project linking Los Angeles and San Francisco has gone off track.

California’s high-speed rail project was championed by then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2008 and his successor Jerry Brown was an enthusiastic supporter, directing cap-and-trade revenue and signing legislation that released bond funds for it.

India plans to launch its first indigenous B28 bullet train by March 2027 on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad corridor. Learn more about its features, progress so far, trials, and final runs

Gavin Newsom’s transport secretary has admitted criticism of California’s high-speed rail is justified — as estimates of the project show it will be a struggle to be completed. Officials now say it will cost an eye-watering $126 billion to finish the line from Los Angeles to San Francisco — which is more money than Amtrak has ever received from the federal government since it was established in 1971,

China is boring a 16 km tunnel under the East China Sea to connect an isolated island port city to the national bullet train network, a feat no country has ever pulled off at these speeds. With 14-meter boring machines grinding through granite under crushing ocean pressure,

The B28 train will first run between Surat and Vapi, covering a distance of 97 km. This section is part of the larger Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.

If you haven't seen Bullet Train yet, this weekend is your moment. (And if you have, it's absolutely worth a rewatch, especially if you're looking to rot on the couch at any point during the weekend).