Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR construction underway, Railways begins DPR work for new bullet train corridors

Bullet train project in India: In a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (July 23), Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that the Ministry of Railways is actively working on plans to extend the HSR network beyond the MAHSR corridor.

The MAHSR project has been undertaken with technical collaboration and financial assistance from the Government of Japan. (Image: NHSRCL)

Bullet train in India: The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has started preparing Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for expanding India’s bullet train network beyond Mumbai-Ahmedabad. NHSRCL is a joint venture (JV) between the Government of India and participating state governments, is tasked with implementing high-speed rail (HSR) projects across the country.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Wednesday (July 23), Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that the Ministry of Railways is actively working on plans to extend the HSR network beyond the MAHSR corridor.

“In order to expand the HSR network in India beyond MAHSR corridor and to meet the growing passenger demand between major cities of commercial/economic and tourist importance, Detailed Project Report (DPRs) are being prepared by National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL),” Vaishnaw said.

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The Union Minister further added that HSR projects are highly capital intensive and any decision for taking up new project is based on many factors such as technical feasibility, financial & economic viability, traffic demand and availability of funds and financing options, etc.

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The MAHSR project has been undertaken with technical collaboration and financial assistance from the Government of Japan.

Other bullet train routes in India, High Speed Rail Corridors

Earlier, the National Rail Plan mentions the following routes for future possible development for high speed rail network:

Delhi – Varanasi
Delhi – Ahmedabad
Mumbai – Nagpur
Mumbai – Hyderabad
Chennai – Mysore
Delhi – Amritsar
Varanasi – Howrah

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Bullet train project in India completion date

The Ministry of Railways has targeted to complete entire MAHSR project by December 2029. “The Gujarat portion of the corridor between Vapi and Sabarmati is planned to be completed by Dec, 2027. The entire project (Maharashtra to Sabarmati section) is expected to be completed by Dec, 2029,” the minister replied.

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