NHSRCL invites bids High Speed Rail package in Maharashtra

18 Nov 2022 CW Team

The bid invitation for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai High Speed Rail project on the Maharashtra stretch has been completed, with land acquisition for the project also near complete.

The National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) on November 15 invited tenders for the project of constructing 135 km of the line stretch from Shilphata in Maharashtra till the Gujarat border and three elevated stations of Thane, Virar and Boisar in Maharashtra.

Before this, on September 23, the NHSRCL had invited tenders for building about 20 km of the line in Maharashtra from Mumbai till Shilphata. On September 22, it had invited tenders for building the Mumbai Underground Station at the Bandra-Kurla complex. These three tenders, which include tunnelling works, complete the invitation of bids for the entire work that is to be done in Maharashtra for this project.

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