Infrastructure
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Races Ahead: Vaishnaw and Japan’s Hiromasa Nakano Inspect Key Sites
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project (Pic Via NHSRCL)
The Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, India’s first bullet train corridor, has reached several key milestones, with 323 km of viaducts and 399 km of pier work now completed, according to the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).
Construction of river and steel bridges, track bed preparation, and tunnel excavation are progressing at a rapid pace, marking a significant leap toward India’s high-speed rail ambitions.
As of September 2025, the 508-km-long MAHSR corridor, also known as Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, has completed 17 river bridges, 5 PSC bridges, and 9 steel bridges.
Nearly 211 km of track bed is ready, with over 4 lakh noise barriers installed.
Excavation for seven mountain tunnels in Palghar and a 21-km NATM tunnel between BKC and Shilphata is underway, with 5 km already achieving breakthrough.
Rolling stock depots at Surat and Ahmedabad are under construction, and work on all Gujarat stations has reached an advanced stage. In Maharashtra, construction has begun across all three elevated stations, marking another step forward in India’s high-speed rail revolution.
In a major review visit on Friday (3 October), Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Hiromasa Nakano inspected multiple sites of the project in Surat and Mumbai.
At Surat, the ministers visited the track slab laying site, witnessing installation of the J-slab ballastless track system on the viaduct—an advanced Japanese technology ensuring smoother, faster operations.
Nakano was received at the Surat International Airport with traditional Garba, in the presence of Surat MP Mukesh Dalal, Mayor Daxesh Mavani, the Chairman of the Railway Board, and senior officials from NHSRCL and the district administration.
Later, the delegation travelled to Mumbai via the Vande Bharat Express, where the Japanese team appreciated the train’s build quality and performance.
The ministers reviewed construction at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) underground station — the deepest and largest high-speed rail station in India, currently excavated to over 30 metres, equivalent to a 10-storey building.
About 84 per cent of the excavation work is already complete.
The BKC station will have three levels — platform, concourse, and service floors, with road and metro connectivity through two access points near the Metro station and the MTNL building.
Skylight features and spacious design have been incorporated for natural lighting and passenger comfort.
