The Nationwide Excessive Velocity Rail Company Restricted (NHSRCL), implementing the nation’s first Mumbai- Ahmedabad bullet practice, has already submitted detailed venture reviews (DPRs) of six of the seven high-speed rail corridors to the Ministry of Railways.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced seven high-speed rail corridors to attach main cities. The proposed routes are Mumbai–Pune, Pune–Hyderabad, Hyderabad–Bengaluru, Hyderabad–Chennai, Chennai–Bengaluru, Delhi–Varanasi, and Varanasi–Siliguri. These corridors will cut back journey time, lower air pollution, and assist regional growth.
The NHSRCL has already submitted DPRs for all routes however Varanasi–Siliguri to the railway ministry. The DPRs comprise all parts associated to the tasks, equivalent to aims, scope, methodology, finances, and danger evaluation.
The NHSRCL has been engaged on these DPRs for the final 2-4 years. Nevertheless, the choice to sanction any HSR hall/venture relies on many components equivalent to the result of DPR, techno-economic feasibility, availability of assets and financing choices.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) month-to-month venture monitoring flash report for November 2025 mentioned the hall has crossed 56% bodily progress. In line with the report, over Rs 85,338 crore has been spent up to now on the bullet practice venture, which is estimated to price about Rs 1.08 lakh crore on completion.
Nevertheless, the price of the venture has escalated to Rs 1.98 lakh crore because of land acquisition delays, clearances and rolling inventory.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had earlier introduced that India’s first bullet practice will start its inaugural 100-km run between Surat and Vapi in August 2027. The part is a part of the bigger 508-km Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed hall. The venture is predicted to be absolutely operational by 2029.
Vaishnaw mentioned the Mumbai–Ahmedabad journey time would drop to 1 hour 58 minutes as soon as the hall is prepared and trains on the 508-km hall will function at speeds of as much as 320 kmph.
