Lok Sabha Question No. 538 (STARRED), answered on 2026-04-01
Subject: Bullet Train Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026

## BULLET TRAIN PROJECT

- †*538. SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Bullet Train Project has been reviewed recently and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the said project is progressing as per schedule and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the first proposed bullet train of the country is likely to cover a distance  of  100  Kilometer  between  Surat  and  Vapi  as  per  revised schedule, whereas originally it was proposed to cover a distance of 50 Kilometers between Surat and Bilimora and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.04.2026 IN LOK SABHA

(a)  to  (c):  Presently,  the  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High  Speed  Rail  (MAHSR) Project  (508  km)  is  under  execution.  The  Project  is  passing  through  the States of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli with 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

Entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired. All Statutory Clearances have been obtained. All  1651  utilities  have  been  shifted.  The delay  in  land  acquisition  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  has  impacted  the project till 2021. The land acquisition picked up in 2022 in Maharashtra.

## The progress of various major items so far is as under:

| Item      | Progress   |
|-----------|------------|
| Piers     | 430 kms.   |
| Girder    | 341 kms.   |
| Track Bed | 174 kms.   |
| OHE Masts | 153 kms.   |

## The progress of stations is given below:-

|   S. No. | Station      | Status                                                                                                |
|----------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Sabarmati    | Foundation works completed, Platform slab & roof structural works and finishing works are in progress |
|        2 | Ahmedabad    | Structural works completed and finishing works                                                        |
|        3 | Anand/Nadiad | have been taken up.                                                                                   |
|        4 | Vadodara     | Foundation work completed, structural works and finishing works have been taken up.                   |
|        5 | Bharuch      |                                                                                                       |
|        6 | Surat        | Structural works completed and finishing works                                                        |
|        7 | Bilimora     | have been taken up.                                                                                   |
|        8 | Vapi         |                                                                                                       |
|        9 | Boisar       | Foundation works have been taken up and in                                                            |
|       10 | Virar        | advanced stage. Structural works have been                                                            |
|       11 | Thane        | taken up.                                                                                             |

| 12   | BKC (Mumbai)   | This is an underground station. Foundation works almost completed and Base Slab has been taken up.   |
|------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

## The progress on the River Bridges is as under:-

| S. No.                                    | River Name                                                           | Status                                                     |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sabarmati River (480m)                    | Sub-Structure work completed, Superstructure work has been taken up. | 1                                                          |
| Meshwa River (120m)                       |                                                                      | 2                                                          |
| Vatrak River (280m)                       |                                                                      | 3                                                          |
| Mohar (Shedhi) River (160m)               | Bridge construction completed.                                       | 4                                                          |
| Mahi River (720m)                         | 11 out of 12 wells completed; 5 spans launched                       | 5                                                          |
| Vishwamitri River (80m)                   | Bridge construction completed.                                       | 6                                                          |
| Dhadhar River (120m)                      |                                                                      | 7                                                          |
| Narmada River (1366m)                     | 21 out of 25 wells completed; 4 spans launched                       | 8                                                          |
| Kim River (120m)                          | Bridge construction completed.                                       | 9                                                          |
| Tapi River (720m)                         | Foundation work has been taken up, 10 out of 12 wells completed      | 10                                                         |
| Mindhola River (240m) Purna River (360m)  | Bridge construction completed.                                       | 11 12                                                      |
| Ambika River (200m)                       |                                                                      | 13                                                         |
| Venganiya River (200m)                    |                                                                      | 14                                                         |
| Kaveri River (120m)                       |                                                                      | 15                                                         |
| Kharera River (120m)                      |                                                                      | 16                                                         |
| Auranga River (320m)                      |                                                                      | 17                                                         |
| Par River (320m)                          |                                                                      | 18                                                         |
| Kolak River (160m)                        |                                                                      | 19                                                         |
| Daman Ganga River (360m)                  |                                                                      | 20                                                         |
| Darotha River (80m)                       |                                                                      | 21                                                         |
| 22 Jagani River (360m)                    | Foundation works have been completed                                 | (2320m) 12 Pile Cap and 11 Pier (out of 58)                |
| Vaitarna River                            | Temporary Access Bridge (TAB)                                        | 23 completed. 24 Ulhas River Branch                        |
| (120m) 25 Desai Khadi River Bridge (400m) | Geo-technical Investigation been completed and Design been taken up. | completed to start the foundation work. (GTI) has work has |

The work of the under-sea tunnel (approximately 21 km) has commenced, out  of  which  4.8  km  of  tunnel  between  Ghansoli  and  Shilphata  in Maharashtra has been completed.

On the Surat-Vapi section (97 km) entire civil works including river bridge construction, have been completed and 80% of the track bed has been laid.

However, Bullet  train  project  is  a  very  complex  and  technology  intensive Project.  Exact  timelines  for  the  completion  of  the  entire  project  can  be reasonably  ascertained  after  the  completion  of  all  associated  works  of Civil  Structures,  Track,  Electrical,  Signaling  &  Telecommunication  and supply of Trainsets.

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