Parliament Question: Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1751 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2026 MUMBAI AHMEDABAD HIGH SPEED RAIL (MAHSR) PROJECT 1751. SHRI GURMEET SINGH MEET HAYER: Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the date of commencement, the initial sanctioned budget and the original target completion timeline of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project; (b) the details of the current physical and financial progress of the project, along with the revised operational timeline for its full completion; (c) the details of the total quantum of cost overruns incurred on this project till date and the specific reasons for the escalation; (d) the details of the specific administrative, technical or land acquisition challenges responsible for the delays encountered during project execution; and (e) the details of the route, estimated project costs and current planning status of the other high-speed rail corridors proposed across the country? ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW) (a) to (e): Presently, the Mumbai-Amdavad 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, Amdavad 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. Page 1 of 4 §The progress of various major items so far is as under: Item Progress Piers 452 kms. Girder 356 kms. Track Bed 209 kms. OHE Masts 190 kms. The progress of stations is given below:- Station Status S.No. 1 Sabarmati Foundation & structural works completed. Finishing work have been taken up. 2 Amdavad Structural works completed. Finishing works and track works have been taken up. 3 Anand/Nadiad 4 Vadodara Foundation & structural works completed. Finishing work have been taken up. 5 Bharuch Structural works completed and finishing 6 Surat works have been taken up. At Surat, Bilimora 7 Bilimora and Bharuch Track works have also been taken up. 8 Vapi 9 Boisar Foundation works have been taken up and in advanced stage. Structural works have been 10 Virar taken up. 11 Thane 12 BKC (Mumbai) This is an underground station. Foundation works almost completed and Base Slab has been taken up. The progress on the River Bridges is as under:- S.No. River Name Status 1 Sabarmati River (480m) Sub-Structure work completed, Superstructure work has been taken up. Page 2 of 42 Meshwa River (120m) Bridge construction completed. Track works completed and OHE works have 3 Vatrak River (280m) been taken up at Mohar River. Track 4 Mohar (Shedhi) River works in progress at Vatrak River. (160m) 5 Mahi River (720m) Foundation completed. Pier works and Girder launching have been taken up. 6 Vishwamitri River (80m) Bridge construction completed. 7 Dhadhar River (120m) 8 Narmada River (1366m) 21 out of 25 wells completed; 6 out of 24 spans launched 9 Kim River (120m) Bridge construction completed. 10 Tapi River (720m) 09 out of 13 Pier Cap 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. Track 17 Auranga River (320m) and Electrical works have been taken up. 18 Par River (320m) 19 Kolak River (160m) 20 Daman Ganga River (360m) 21 Darotha River (80m) 22 Jagani River (360m) Substructure works have been completed. 23 Vaitarna River (2320m) 17 Pile Cap and 15 Pier (out of 58) completed. 24 Ulhas River Branch Temporary Access Bridge (TAB) (120m) completed to start the foundation work. 25 Desai Khadi River Geo-technical Investigation (GTI) has Bridge (400m) been completed and Design work has 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. On the Surat–Vapi section (97 km) entire civil works including river bridge construction, have been completed and 86% of the track bed has been laid. Page 3 of 4Bullet train project is a very complex and technology intensive Project. Exact timelines for the completion of the project and final cost can be reasonably ascertained after the completion of all associated works of Civil Structures, Track, Electrical, Signaling & Telecommunication and supply of Trainsets. 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 Post Budget announcement, the cost updation, alignment finalization etc. have been taken up in DPR. Based on the experience gained from MAHSR project, National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has taken up activities for a standardised set of designs and technical specifications for the Infrastructure of future corridors, such as viaducts, bridges, tunnels and stations, train control systems etc. 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. ***** Page 4 of 4