Finally, Maharashtra Govt Gives Land For Bullet Train Terminal In Mumbai

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor (also known as the Bullet Train) has managed to overcome a major hurdle with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) finally agreeing to give land for the terminal in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) neighbourhood in Mumbai.

The MMRDA, an agency of the Maharashtra government that oversees infrastructural development across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) had opposed the location for the terminal as it wanted to build the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at the same location. It had asked the railways to explore other alternatives near Bandra Terminus or Kurla Terminus. The Railways, on the other hand maintained that BKC would be the best area to build the terminal and given its underground nature, contended that the IFSC could be built above the terminal.

The total land requirement for the terminal is approximately 10 acres out of the 67 acres available. Construction is set to start in 2018 with an estimated completion in 2023.

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