Overview
- During a visit to the under‑construction Surat station, the Prime Minister reviewed progress with engineers and workers on India’s first high‑speed rail corridor.
- Project staff told him the Mumbai–Ahmedabad line is advancing smoothly without any difficulties, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
- Officials reported 326 km of viaducts completed out of a planned 465 km on elevated structures, along with 17 of 25 river bridges.
- The 508 km corridor spans Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Maharashtra, linking cities from Sabarmati and Ahmedabad to Thane and Mumbai.
- Automation is being deployed at component facilities such as the Navsari Noise Barrier Factory, and the line is projected to cut Mumbai–Ahmedabad travel time to nearly two hours and bolster regional growth.