Mumbai Ahmedabad Bullet Train Lays Foundation for High Speed Rail

13 Feb 2026 CW Team

Indigenisation has progressed in long span steel truss girders, heavy machinery for full span launching and specialised slab track materials, strengthening domestic manufacturing. Indian agencies in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi are conducting dynamic analysis and traction modelling, and an indigenous Rail Turnover Prevention Device has been introduced to improve safety. Innovations include a full span launching method for 40 metre prestressed box girders weighing about 1,000 t, indigenous noise barriers and an underground station foundation designed for a future 90 metre building.

Approximately 1,000 engineers and skilled workers have been trained in Japanese methodology, supported by a dedicated track training facility at Surat and supervised track works. Geo technical investigations have been carried out generally at 100 metre intervals and a new geo tech laboratory has been established to guard against geological surprises. Civil works have progressed with entire land of 1,389.5 ha acquired, all 1,651 utilities shifted and foundation works completed at eight stations while work continues at several others.

Progress includes foundations, piers and girder launching in Gujarat and Maharashtra, seventeen river bridges completed and about four point eight km of an undersea tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilphata finished. Expenditure of Rs 86,939 crore to 31.12.2025 equates to Rs 869.39 bn and Dedicated Freight Corridors being developed at a cost of Rs 1,24,005 crore amount to Rs 1,240.05 bn, with the eastern corridor commissioned and most of the western corridor operational. The experience gained is expected to strengthen planning, decision making and domestic manufacture for India’s future high speed rail network.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Project (MAHSR) covering 508 km is being executed with assistance from the Government of Japan and is planned on an elevated viaduct. Station designs include controlled entry points, baggage scanners, Door Frame Metal Detectors (DFMDs) and Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) surveillance to enhance security. The project aims to develop capacity in track construction, advanced signalling, rolling stock manufacturing and project management for future high speed corridors.Indigenisation has progressed in long span steel truss girders, heavy machinery for full span launching and specialised slab track materials, strengthening domestic manufacturing. Indian agencies in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi are conducting dynamic analysis and traction modelling, and an indigenous Rail Turnover Prevention Device has been introduced to improve safety. Innovations include a full span launching method for 40 metre prestressed box girders weighing about 1,000 t, indigenous noise barriers and an underground station foundation designed for a future 90 metre building.Approximately 1,000 engineers and skilled workers have been trained in Japanese methodology, supported by a dedicated track training facility at Surat and supervised track works. Geo technical investigations have been carried out generally at 100 metre intervals and a new geo tech laboratory has been established to guard against geological surprises. Civil works have progressed with entire land of 1,389.5 ha acquired, all 1,651 utilities shifted and foundation works completed at eight stations while work continues at several others.Progress includes foundations, piers and girder launching in Gujarat and Maharashtra, seventeen river bridges completed and about four point eight km of an undersea tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilphata finished. Expenditure of Rs 86,939 crore to 31.12.2025 equates to Rs 869.39 bn and Dedicated Freight Corridors being developed at a cost of Rs 1,24,005 crore amount to Rs 1,240.05 bn, with the eastern corridor commissioned and most of the western corridor operational. The experience gained is expected to strengthen planning, decision making and domestic manufacture for India’s future high speed rail network.

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