The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project has achieved nearly 50% physical progress. According to the Economic Survey 2025, issued on Friday, the project had achieved 47.17% physical progress as of October 2024.
Sanctioned in December 2015, the project aims to connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad with a 508 km high-speed rail corridor, supported by Japan. With a revised cost of ₹1.08 lakh crores, the project has incurred an expenditure of ₹67,486 crore to date.
The corridor is expected to reduce travel time between the two cities to within three hours, with trains operating at speeds of up to 320 km/h. Similar to the famous Mumbai local trains, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will also have fast and slow services.
According to sources, the fast service (with limited halts) will cover the distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in just 2.07 hours, while the slow service will cover the 508 km distance in 2.58 hours. Currently, the fastest train on this route takes around six hours to cover the distance between the two cities.
As per the initial plan, the ‘fast’ bullet train services will have only three stops (Surat, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad) between Mumbai (BKC) and Ahmedabad, while the ‘slow’ services will halt at stations from the starting points, including Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, and Ahmedabad.
The project is being implemented by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) providing financial and technical assistance. The corridor will have 12 stations, including Mumbai, Thane, Virar, and Ahmedabad.
Once completed, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project will be India’s first high-speed rail corridor, marking a significant milestone in the country’s rail infrastructure development.
