Overview
- During a 15 November visit to the under‑construction Surat station, the Prime Minister reviewed progress and sought assurance on meeting speed and timetable targets, with the PMO issuing its update on 16 November.
- Officials reported completion of 326 km of viaducts and 17 of 25 river bridges on the corridor.
- The 508 km line spans 352 km in Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and 156 km in Maharashtra, with roughly 85% of the route designed on viaducts.
- On‑site teams highlighted advanced practices including robotic units welding rebar cages at the Navsari Noise Barrier Factory.
- Modi urged the team to compile a lessons‑learned 'Blue Book' to enable replication of successful approaches and reduce repeated experimentation, with the project expected to cut Mumbai–Ahmedabad travel to nearly two hours.