Railways Minister announced in March that the bullet train project is expected to be operational by 2026, with initial services running between Surat and Bilimora
The corridor has been progressing steadily since work began in November 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the then-Japanese PM Shinzo Abe launched the project in Ahmedabad on September 14, 2017
The NHSRCL was incorporated in 2016, under the Companies Act, 2013, with the mandate to finance, construct, maintain the project
According to the 2015 Joint Feasibility Study, the project was estimated to cost Rs 108,000 crore, with an expected completion period of eight years
Construction is rapidly progressing on the 21-kilometre section from the Mumbai Bullet Train Station to Shilphata in Maharashtra
This single-tube tunnel will house two tracks for the bullet train, which will travel at speed of up to 320 km/hr within the tunnel
The Ministry of Railways has recently shared a significant update saying that the High-Speed Rail project is making progress at the Surat Bullet Train Station in Gujarat
This new tunnel will expedite the 21-kilometre main tunnelling work between BKC and Shilphata, adjacent to the Thane creek