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Official TranscriptGOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3931 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026 MUMBAI- AHMEDABAD HIGH SPEED RAIL LINE 3931 SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) whether Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed rail line is likely to be made operational by August, 2027; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether first section of the said project...
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3931 ANSWERED ON 27.03.2026 MUMBAI- AHMEDABAD HIGH SPEED RAIL LINE 3931 SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed rail line is likely to be made operational by August, 2027;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether first section of the said project from Surat to Vapi will be fully operational by August 2027; and
(d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
(a) to (d): 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 & roof structural works 1 Sabarmati and finishing works are in progress.
Page 1 of 3 §2 Ahmedabad Structural works completed and finishing works have been taken up.
3 Anand/Nadiad Foundation work completed, structural works and finishing works 4 Vadodara have been taken up.
5 Bharuch 6 Surat Structural works completed and finishing works have been taken up.
7 Bilimora 8 Vapi 9 Boisar Foundation works have been taken up and in advanced stage.
10 Virar Structural works have been taken up.
11 Thane BKC This is an underground station. Foundation works almost completed 12
(Mumbai) and Base Slab has been taken up.
The progress on the River Bridges is as under:- S. No. River Name Status Sub-Structure work completed, Superstructure work 1 Sabarmati River (480m) has been taken up.
2 Meshwa River (120m) 3 Vatrak River (280m) Bridge construction completed.
4 Mohar (Shedhi) River (160m) 5 Mahi River (720m) 11 out of 12 wells completed; 5 spans launched 6 Vishwamitri River (80m) Bridge construction completed.
7 Dhadhar River (120m) 8 Narmada River (1366m) 21 out of 25 wells completed; 4 spans launched 9 Kim River (120m) Bridge construction completed.
Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 10 Tapi River (720m) 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) 20 Daman Ganga River (360m) 21 Darotha River (80m) 22 Jagani River (360m) Foundation works have been completed 23 Vaitarna River (2320m) 12 Pile Cap and 11 Pier (out of 58) completed.
Temporary Access Bridge (TAB) completed to start 24 Ulhas River Branch (120m) the foundation work.
Desai Khadi River Bridge Geo-technical Investigation (GTI) has been 25
(400m) completed and Design work has been taken up.
Page 2 of 3 §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.
On the Surat–Vapi section (97 km) entire civil works including river bridge construction, have been completed and 80% of the track bed has been laid.
However, Bullet train project is a very complex and technology intensive Project. Exact timelines for the completion of the entire project can be reasonably ascertained after the completion of all associated works of Civil Structures, Track, Electrical, Signaling & Telecommunication and supply of Trainsets.
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