Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Land acquisition complete, informs NHSRCL
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Land acquisition complete, informs NHSRCL (Representational Image )
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) announced the successful completion of land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Rail Corridor, commonly referred to as the bullet train initiative, spanning Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli on January 8.
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw provided an update on land acquisition progress on X, revealing that the full 1389.49 hectares of land essential for the project have been secured. This high-speed rail connection is under construction and will link Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
“The laying of the first reinforced concrete [RC] track bed for the MAHSR corridor track system, as used in Japanese Shinkansen, has started in Surat and Anand. This is for the first time the J-slab ballastless track system is being used in India,” the release stated.
The high-speed rail line is being built using Japan’s Shinkansen technology, and the project aims to create a high-frequency mass transportation system.
The project has been funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with a soft loan of ₹88,000 crore from Japan. The ₹1.10 lakh crore project was expected to be completed by 2022 but faced hurdles in land acquisition.
The government has set a target to run the first phase of the bullet train between Surat and Bilimora in south Gujarat by 2026.
