Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project
The MAHSR project, popularly called India's bullet train project, spans 508 km across Maharashtra, Gujarat, and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is being implemented by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), with Japan providing a soft loan of approximately ¥1.5 lakh crore (about ₹98,000 crore) at 0.1% interest rate through JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). The train technology is based on Japan's Shinkansen E5 series (used on the Tohoku Shinkansen). The project represents the largest bilateral infrastructure cooperation between India and Japan.
- Total corridor length: 508 km (Mumbai BKC to Ahmedabad)
- States covered: Maharashtra, Gujarat, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Implementing agency: NHSRCL (National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd)
- Loan: JICA soft loan at 0.1% p.a., repayment over 50 years (15-year moratorium)
- Design speed: 350 km/h; operational speed: ~320 km/h
- Underground stations: BKC and Thane (Mumbai) — deepest underground stations in India
- 21 km undersea tunnel (world's first for a high-speed rail project at this scale) between BKC and Thane
● Tracked since April 13, 2026 · last seen September 19, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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