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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 374
TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026
HIGH SPEED RAIL CORRIDORS IN BUDGET 2026
*374. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:
SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the high speed rail corridors proposed in Budget 2026-27
to connect key growth cities and regions particularly in Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh including Hyderabad-Bengaluru
and Hyderabad-Chennai and the criteria used for their selection;
(b) the details of the regions/railway stations in Andhra Pradesh that are
proposed to be covered under these high speed rail corridors;
(c) the details of the timeline, funding pattern/total fund allocated/released
and implementation roadmap envisaged for each of the high speed rail
corridors;
(d) the details of the role of Central, State Governments, private sector
participation and international collaborations in execution of these
corridors;
(e) the details of the expected impact on travel time, regional connectivity,
economic development and modal shift from conventional transport;
and
(f) the manner in which high speed rail initiatives align with country’s
broader infrastructure, mobility and sustainable transport objectives?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND
ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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§STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED
QUESTION NO. 374 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2026 IN LOK SABHA
(a) to (f): Presently, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR)
Project (508 km) is under execution. The Project is passing through the
States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli
with 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Billimora,
Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.
Entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory
Clearances have been obtained. All 1651 utilities have been shifted. The
delay in land acquisition in the State of Maharashtra has impacted the
project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra.
The progress of various major items so far is as under:
Item Progress
Piers 430 kms.
Girder 341 kms.
Track Bed 174 kms.
OHE Masts 153 kms.
The progress of stations is given below:-
S. No. Station Status
Foundation works completed, Platform slab &
1 Sabarmati roof structural works and finishing works are in
progress.
2 Ahmedabad Structural works completed and finishing works
3 Anand/Nadiad have been taken up.
Foundation work completed, structural works
4 Vadodara
and finishing works have been taken up.
5 Bharuch
6 Surat Structural works completed and finishing works
7 Bilimora have been taken up.
8 Vapi
9 Boisar Foundation works have been taken up and in10 Virar advanced stage. Structural works have been
11 Thane taken up.
This is an underground station. Foundation
BKC
12 works almost completed and Base Slab has
(Mumbai)
been taken up.
The progress on the River Bridges is as under:-
S.No. River Name Status
Sub-Structure work completed,
1 Sabarmati River (480m) Superstructure work has been taken
up.
2 Meshwa River (120m)
3 Vatrak River (280m)
Bridge construction completed.
Mohar (Shedhi) River
4
(160m)
11 out of 12 wells completed; 5
5 Mahi River (720m)
spans launched
6 Vishwamitri River (80m)
Bridge construction completed.
7 Dhadhar River (120m)
21 out of 25 wells completed; 4
8 Narmada River (1366m)
spans launched
9 Kim River (120m) Bridge construction completed.
Foundation work has been taken up,
10 Tapi River (720m)
10 out of 12 wells completed
11 Mindhola River (240m)
12 Purna River (360m)
13 Ambika River (200m)
14 Venganiya River (200m)
15 Kaveri River (120m)
16 Kharera River (120m)
Bridge construction completed.
17 Auranga River (320m)
18 Par River (320m)
19 Kolak River (160m)
Daman Ganga River
20
(360m)
21 Darotha River (80m)Foundation works have been
22 Jagani River (360m)
completed
12 Pile Cap and 11 Pier (out of 58)
23 Vaitarna River (2320m)
completed.
Temporary Access Bridge (TAB)
Ulhas River Branch
24 completed to start the foundation
(120m)
work.
Geo-technical Investigation (GTI) has
Desai Khadi River
25 been completed and Design work has
Bridge (400m)
been taken up.
The work of the under-sea tunnel (approximately 21 km) has commenced,
out of which 4.8 km of tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilphata in
Maharashtra has been completed.
Further, to strengthen national transport infrastructure, provide a fillip to
regional connectivity, economic growth, tourism, investment and
employment generation, and encourage modal shift from road and air
transport to rail, the Government has announced the development of the
following seven new High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridors in the Union Budget
2026-27: -
(i) Mumbai–Pune
(ii) Pune–Hyderabad
(iii) Hyderabad–Bengaluru
(iv) Hyderabad–Chennai
(v) Chennai–Bengaluru
(vi) Delhi–Varanasi
(vii) Varanasi–Siliguri
Being highly capital intensive, the decision to sanction any HSR
Corridor/Project depends on many factors such as outcome of DPR, techno-
economic feasibility studies and availability of resources such as financing
options etc.
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