The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project is India's first dedicated high-speed rail corridor, connecting Mumbai to Ahmedabad over 508 km using Japa…
Modi and Abe sign the agreement in New Delhi committing JICA financing and Shinkansen technology transfer to what becomes MAHSR - two years before construction actually…
The formal construction launch, and the date usually cited as MAHSR's start - though actual civil works did not meaningfully begin for several more years.
Gujarat's land acquisition proceeds quickly; Maharashtra's denser, contested parcels lag for years, with compensation disputes reaching the courts.
With land largely secured, pier casting and viaduct erection ramp up sharply on Gujarat's flatter terrain, establishing it as the corridor's construction leader.
Ministry of Railways confirms a 24-trainset order for 320 km/h operation; JICA signs its fifth ODA loan tranche (Rs 22,627 crore) in December.
Excavation begins on Palghar's mountain tunnels using NATM, while foundation work advances on the underground BKC terminus in Mumbai.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announces successive breakthroughs on two of the eight mountain tunnels in the Palghar hill stretch.
NHSRCL's July 2026 data shows 453 km of pier work, 359 km of viaduct and 215 km of track bed complete. TBM assembly begins for the 16 km BKC-Sawli tunnel, including the…
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has confirmed August 15, 2027 as the target for commercial service on the roughly 100 km Surat-Bilimora/Vapi stretch - not yet reached,…
Government statements target full corridor completion around 2029, extending the Surat-Bilimora section north to Mumbai's BKC terminus - a target that has moved before a…
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