The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project has achieved key milestones, with 452 kilometers of pier construction and 356 kilometers of girder work completed on the 508-kilometer bullet train corridor. This update was provided by the Ministry of Railways in a statement to the Lok Sabha, highlighting the project’s ongoing progress.
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Work on the approximately 21 km under-sea tunnel has commenced, with 4.8 km of tunnelling between Ghansoli and Shilphata in Maharashtra completed. On the 97 km Surat-Vapi section, all civil works, including river bridges, have been completed, while 86% of the track bed has been laid, the minister stated in his reply.
It said timelines and the final cost could be reasonably ascertained only after completion of civil structures, track, electrical, signalling and telecommunications works, as well as supply of trainsets. The details were provided by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in response to a question by MP from Sangrur in Punjab, Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer. Railways, however, has not specified a final completion date or project cost.