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Giant tunnel machine to bore 70.56m daily to carve 21 km tunnel for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project

Giant tunnel machine to bore 70.56m daily to carve 21 km tunnel for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
Published on May 24, 2026 06:02 am IST

Bullet train project: First tunnel boring machine cutterhead lowered at Mumbai's Vikhroli

Bullet train project: First tunnel boring machine cutterhead lowered at Mumbai's Vikhroli
Published on May 17, 2026 09:06 pm IST

Mumbai-Ahmd bullet train tunneling work stuck as TBMs yet to arrive from China

Representative photo.
Updated on Feb 04, 2026 08:22 am IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Breakthrough achieved at Ghansoli tunnel

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the Ghansoli shaft when this breakthrough was achieved by way of a controlled blast
Published on Sept 20, 2025 06:09 pm IST

Excavation work at Bandra Kurla bullet train station at final stage: High-speed rail corporation

Excavation work at Bandra Kurla bullet train station at final stage: High-speed rail corporation
Published on Sept 20, 2025 09:31 am IST

Bullet train project: Key milestones achieved at Gujarat’s Vapi station

The station will have a 28,917 square metres built-up area and amenities such as a business class lounge. (Sourced)
Published on Jun 03, 2025 03:20 pm IST

Rail welding begins for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in Gujarat

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has commenced the critical phase of rail welding for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in Gujarat. HT Photo
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 02:27 pm IST

Mumbai-Ahm bullet train corridor speeds ahead with track slab factory in Surat

Mumbai-Ahm bullet train corridor speeds ahead with track slab factory in Surat
Updated on Dec 01, 2024 06:50 am IST

117.17 hectare of land may be acquired in Mohali

The meeting was chaired by district revenue officer Amandeep Chawla, while the details of the proposal were shared by the NHSRCL representative Anil Kumar. (HT Photo)
Published on Jan 30, 2024 07:00 pm IST

Bullet train: Railway shares 'then & now' pics of three bridges built in Gujarat

A brige over Ambika river in Gujarat's Navsari.
Published on Jul 04, 2023 11:24 pm IST

21-km long tunnel to be dug between BKC, Thane for bullet train

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2014 filephoto, passengers get on the Shinkansen high-speed train at Tokyo station in Tokyo. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hopes the visit this weekend by Shinzo Abe, starting Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, will be a major step in transforming India into an economic powerhouse with Japan's help in building bullet trains, "smart cities" and accessing nuclear technology. India and Japan are set to sign a $15 billion agreement for a high-speed train linking the Indian financial hub of Mumbai with Ahmadabad, the commercial capital of Modi's home state, Gujarat. The train would cut travel time on the 505 kilometer (315 mile) route from eight hours to two. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File) (AP)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 12:22 am IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train fare to be around Rs 3,000, says official

The fare for the Mumbai- Ahmedabad bullet train would be around Rs 3,000, an official of the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) said on Thursday.
Updated on Sept 13, 2019 10:07 am IST

Bullet train project: Bombay HC clears decks for acquiring Vikhroli plot

National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd(NHSRCL) display a replica of Bullet Train which will run from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.
Updated on Sept 05, 2019 04:41 am IST

Waiting for Governor’s nod, bullet train project hits land acquisition hurdle

The revenue official further pointed at another amendment made in section 36A of the MLR Code that no prior sanction will be needed if the grazing land is purchased with mutual understanding for vital government project.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 01:09 am IST

Third tender floated for construction of 90km-section of bullet train project

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is executing the ambitious bullet train project, has issued the third tender related to the project.
Published on Aug 02, 2019 03:34 pm IST

Plans to start section of bullet train corridor

The national high speed rail corporation (NHSRCL), which is executing the project, will award the tender for the 237-km elevated section by the year end. It will leave 30 months for the completion of the civil work involved.
Updated on Jul 07, 2019 08:24 am IST

32K mangroves to be razed for bullet train, NHSRCL confirms

Aerial view of Thane Creek in Thane, India
Updated on Jun 30, 2019 02:49 pm IST

Thane bullet train station reworked to save mangroves: Authority

National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHRSCL) MD Achal Khare said in a statement that all the required wildlife, forest and CRZ clearance has been taken
Updated on Jun 29, 2019 02:07 pm IST

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Fresh survey says 32K, not 54K, mangroves to be axed

The most recent figure comes after a site visit by a team appointed by the Central government.
Published on Jun 29, 2019 01:23 am IST

Shifting of rail assets for bullet train project begins

A senior NHSRCL official told IANS, structures of the Western Railway, like cabins and offices, falling in area sanctioned for the high-speed rail corridor, were being relocated.
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 06:17 pm IST

Udantashtari, Chetak: Contest to name bullet train sees 22K entries

The agency has directed suggestions received via social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to the platform before it is expected to finalise a name for the train by the first week of July. (Representative image)
Published on Jun 03, 2019 07:20 am IST

Bullet train: CISF to finalise security steps

RPF officers are coordinating with the state police to ensure no violence takes place during land acquisition.
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 08:35 am IST

MoEF cleared plan to cut 53,467 mangrove trees, Bombay high court told

On March 7, the MCZMA recommended the proposal to cut 53,467 trees to the Centre for a final approval.
Updated on Apr 09, 2019 08:14 am IST

Over 50,000 mangroves trees to be cut for bullet train project, HC told

The Maharashtra coastal body has okayed the felling of over 50,000 mangrove trees for the bullet train project.
Updated on Mar 19, 2019 10:35 am IST

Win cash prize by designing logo and naming India’s first bullet train

Citizens are getting a chance to name India’s first bullet train and design a mascot for it.
Updated on Feb 25, 2019 07:18 am IST

Design a mascot and name the bullet train, and get 50,000 prize

NHSRCL has invited the public to suggest names for the bullet train that will make its inaugural run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai in 2022, offering a Rs.50,000 cash prize for the winning entry.
Updated on Feb 23, 2019 07:26 am IST

Bullet train will consume 40% more power than Delhi Metro

The introduction of the country’s first bullet train, known as the Shinkansen in Japan and expected to be operational in 2022, will mark India’s shift to an era of high-speed trains capable of hitting speeds of up to 350 kilometres per hour.
Updated on Jan 13, 2019 09:20 am IST

Those ceding land for bullet train project to get stamp duty waiver on buying property

A banner in Hanuman Nagar village in Palghar Taluka opposing the Mumbai - Ahmedabad bullet train in May. People who cede their land for the bullet train project can get the stamp duty of any property they buy reimbursed, provided they do it within three years of handing over the land, a top official said.
Published on Sept 02, 2018 12:58 pm IST