Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Achieves Significant Milestones

Mumbai | April 18, 2025 — The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, India’s first high-speed rail corridor, continues to make substantial progress. Spanning a total length of 508 kilometers, the corridor will pass through Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli (352 km), and Maharashtra (156 km), connecting 12 stations including Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati.

Civil Construction Progress

As of April 18, 2025:

• Viaduct construction has reached 293 km

• Pier work extends across 375 km

• Pier foundations cover 394 km

• Girder casting has crossed 320 km

Fourteen river bridges have been completed across major rivers including the Par, Purna, Mindhola, Ambika, Auranga, Venganiya, Mohar, Dhadhar, Kolak, Vatrak, Kaveri, Kharera, Meshwa, and Kim. In addition, seven steel bridges and five pre-stressed concrete (PSC) bridges have also been completed.

Noise barriers installation is underway in Gujarat, with around 3 lakh barriers installed along a 150 km stretch of the viaduct.

Track & Equipment

Track bed construction has progressed on 143 km of the route in Gujarat. Rail welding for long panels of 200 meters is also ongoing on the viaduct.

The installation of Overhead Equipment (OHE) masts has commenced, with over 100 masts installed on the Surat–Bilimora section covering about 2 km of the mainline viaduct.

Tunnels & Stations

In Maharashtra, the ambitious 21 km tunnel between BKC and Shilphata is under construction. A cumulative 3.3 km tunnel heading has been achieved using the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). The Vikhroli and Sawli shafts have reached depths of 56 meters and 39 meters, respectively. Additionally, seven mountain tunnels are being constructed in Palghar district using NATM.

Station Infrastructure

In Gujarat, structural work is completed at six out of eight stations. Work on all three elevated stations is in progress.

At the Mumbai station, 75% of the excavation work (14 lakh cubic meters out of a total 18.7 lakh cubic meters) is done. The base slab, which will form the deepest level of the station, is under construction. Approximately 25,000 cu.m. of concrete has already been poured out of a planned 2 lakh cu.m., with each casting requiring 3,000 to 4,000 cu.m. of concrete, prepared using on-site batching and chiller plants.

Crucially, 100% of the secant piling work (3,384 piles) for the Mumbai station site has been completed.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor remains one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in India, aimed at revolutionizing travel by reducing the journey between the two cities to under three hours.