Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned whereas international locations take 20 years to construct a 500 km venture, India will full it in 8-10 years. The service will probably be world-class, he assured. (Photo: News18)
At the Rising India Summit 2024 in New Delhi, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned the prepare will first run between the Surat and Bilimora part. It won’t simply be a mode of transportation however will ‘connect the economies of Mumbai and Ahmedabad’, he added
The much-awaited bullet prepare venture will probably be prepared by 2026, with companies between Surat and Bilimora, Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw mentioned on the Rising Bharat Summit 2024 in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Vaishnaw mentioned the prepare won’t be only a mode of transportation however will join the economies of cities between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
“It is not just a means of transportation. When it runs, it will connect the economy of all the cities around it… Mumbai, Thane, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Anand and Ahmedabad will become a single economy zone… The train will be ready by 2026… The train will run first between the Surat-Bilimora section,” the minister mentioned.
He additional mentioned whereas international locations take 20 years to construct a 500 km venture, India will full it in 8-10 years. The service will probably be world-class, he assured.
The bullet prepare will cross via Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra. The whole land required for the venture is round 1,400 hectares. The whole size of the bullet prepare hall is split into three states/UTs – 156 km in Maharashtra, 4 km in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and 384 km in Gujarat.
As per the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), executing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) venture, 100% land has been acquired for the venture throughout Maharashtra and Gujarat. Also, all of the civil contracts have been awarded within the two states.
As of February 28, no less than 143 km of girders have been launched and 289 km of pier casting have been accomplished.
The whole value of the MAHSR venture was estimated as Rs 1 lakh crore in 2015. About 81 % value of the MAHSR Project is being funded by the Government of Japan and remaining value is being offered via the Equity by the shareholders — Government of India (Ministry of Railways) (50%), Government of Gujarat (25%) and Government of Maharashtra (25%).
The work on the nation’s first bullet prepare began in September 2017 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Japanese Prime Minister late Shinzo Abe collectively laid the muse stone for the venture.
The venture was focused to be accomplished by December, 2023. However, a number of elements are impacting the venture development, together with tempo of land acquisition by state authorities, shifting of infringing utilities, regulation and order state of affairs, statutory clearances, encountering unexpected circumstances, litigation in courts, weather conditions and others.
