Overview

• Ashwini Vaishnaw and Hiromasa Nakano reviewed the Surat construction site, including the track slab laying car and the slab adjustment facility, and voiced satisfaction with quality and pace.
• Project figures shared by NHSRCL note 323 km of viaduct and 399 km of pier work completed, 17 river bridges finished, and more than 400,000 noise barriers installed over roughly 210 km.
• Excavation at Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex underground station has reached depths over 30 metres with about 84% of excavation completed, officials said.
• The corridor is being built to Japanese Shinkansen standards with next‑generation E10 trainsets planned for simultaneous introduction in India and Japan, according to project officials.
• Authorities describe a 508 km line designed for 320 km/h operations with limited‑stop end‑to‑end time of about 2 hours 7 minutes, and the minister has stated a target for full completion by end‑2029.