Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project: Railways shared progress report

bullet train progress report

Land Acquisition Status

1) Gujarat: 98.8%

2) DNH: 100%

3) Maharashtra: 75.25%

progress of works

1) 162 km of piling completed

2) 79.2 km of pier completed

3) The work of Passenger Terminal Hub at Sabarmati is nearing completion.

The 508.17 km long network will pass through Mumbai, Thane and Palghar in Maharashtra and Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Kheda and Ahmedabad in Gujarat.

“Delay in execution of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed ​​Rail (MAHSR) especially in the state of Maharashtra due to delay in land acquisition and delay in finalization of contracts as well as adverse impact of COVID-19 Because of this,” Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha in March.

Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train speed

bullet train The high speed rail will run on the corridor between Ahmedabad and Mumbai at a speed of 320 kmph. The train is expected to reduce the travel time between the two cities to around three hours from the current six hours.

Total Cost of Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train Project

According to a PTI report, the total cost of the project is 1.08 lakh crore and to be paid to the Central Government as per the shareholding pattern 10,000 crore to NHSRCL, while the two states involved – Gujarat and Maharashtra – have to pay 5,000 crore each. The balance is to be paid by Japan through a loan at 0.1 percent interest.

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