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NHSRCL seeks design bids for Bengaluru-Chennai and Delhi-Varanasi bullet train corridors

NHSRCL seeks design bids for Bengaluru-Chennai and Delhi-Varanasi bullet train corridors

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4 min readJun 29, 2026 04:12 PM IST Bullet train projects in India: The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has invited bids for the development of civil structure designs for the proposed Bengaluru-Chennai and Delhi-Varanasi bullet train corridors. The two corridors were announced in the Union Budget 2026-27 as part of the government’s next phase of high-speed rail expansion, alongside five other proposed routes: Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai and Varanasi-Siliguri. DPR for bullet train corridors in India In a statement, NHSRCL said that Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for four of the seven high-speed rail corridors announced earlier have already been sanctioned, while surveys are currently underway for the remaining three corridors. The corporation added that alignment validation and pre-tender Geotechnical Investigation (GTI) works are also in progress. According to NHSRCL, the seven proposed high-speed rail corridors will together span around 4,000 route km (RKM). “To take up such a large volume of work in fast pace, it is envisaged to adopt the best Design & Construction practices as adopted in MAHSR (Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed …

Bullet train project: First tunnel boring machine cutterhead lowered at Mumbai’s Vikhroli

Bullet train project: First tunnel boring machine cutterhead lowered at Mumbai’s Vikhroli

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Mumbai, The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited on Sunday said the first Tunnel Boring Machine cutterhead has been lowered at Vikhroli in Mumbai’s eastern suburbs for the construction of a tunnel as part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. Bullet train project: First tunnel boring machine cutterhead lowered at Mumbai’s Vikhroli The 13.6-metre diameter cutterhead, weighing 350 tonnes, which was lowered on Sunday, marks the final stage in the primary assembly of the TBM’s main shield for the high-speed rail corridor project, an NHSRCL release said. Two TBMs, each weighing more than 3,000 tonnes, are being assembled for the construction of a 16-km section of the 21-km-long Mumbai tunnel. The stretch includes a 7-km undersea tunnel beneath Thane Creek, which will be India’s first undersea rail tunnel, the release added. “The TBMs are the largest machines deployed so far for rail tunnel construction in the country. The cutterhead has been designed to excavate a single tunnel large enough to accommodate both the up and down lines of the bullet train corridor. The 350-tonne component …

Bullet train project to start operations with Bharat-made trainsets: House panel report | Business News

Bullet train project to start operations with Bharat-made trainsets: House panel report | Business News

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4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Mar 10, 2026 08:52 PM IST The ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Line — India’s first bullet train project — will begin its operations with Bharat-made Bullet trainset (B28), according to the report of the Standing Committee on Railways tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. The report noted that the first section of the 508-km project from Surat to Vapi (97 km) is likely to be made operational in August 2027 with India-made high-speed trains. The design speed of the Indian bullet train is 280 kmph and two sets are currently being developed by BEML in Bengaluru. Until now, there was an uncertainty whether Japan’s bullet train or India-made one would run on the first completed stretch of the project. The report also states that the development of Japan’s E10 Series Shinkansen bullet train is currently underway. However, it does not specify when the Japanese train will be deployed in the project, suggesting that challenges in procuring rolling stock from Japan still remain. “…there are challenges in getting rolling stock from Japan. You …

Bullet train project: Railway Board directs NHSRCL to prepare DPRs for seven new high-speed rail corridors | Business News

Bullet train project: Railway Board directs NHSRCL to prepare DPRs for seven new high-speed rail corridors | Business News

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3 min readNew DelhiFeb 10, 2026 04:37 AM IST In a push to advance India’s high-speed railway programme, the Railway Board has directed the National High Speed Rail Corp Ltd (NHSRCL) to prepare the detailed project reports (DPRs) for seven proposed high-speed rail corridors announced in the Union Budget 2026-27, apart from maintaining quality standards across corridors and ensuring the availability of a trained workforce for these projects. In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced seven new high-speed rail corridors, namely, Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi and Varanasi-Siliguri. NHSRCL is a special purpose vehicle incorporated in 2016 to finance, construct, maintain, and manage India’s high-speed rail corridor. India is currently developing its first high-speed rail corridor, the Bullet train project, between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Officials said that at a high-level meeting, the Railway Board asked NHSRCL to take immediate steps to initiate implementation of the projects. It was also decided that the DPRs for corridors where studies have been completed would be updated with current cost estimates for the assessments of financial …

After Mumbai To Ahmedabad, Modi Government Plans Amritsar To Jammu Bullet Train | India News

After Mumbai To Ahmedabad, Modi Government Plans Amritsar To Jammu Bullet Train | India News

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Last Updated:November 04, 2025, 19:54 IST After Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train: The National High-Speed Rail Authority has invited bids for a survey for the proposed Amritsar-Jammu HSR corridor India’s first bullet train project is likely to start in 2027. (Pexels/Representative Image) Not just the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train, the Narendra Modi Government also has a plan for 240-km long bullet train network between Amritsar and Jammu. This will be a big gift for Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) after the Vande Bharat services that started recently for the Kashmir Valley. The National High-Speed Rail Authority has invited bids for a ‘Final survey for alignment and aerial survey’ for the proposed Amritsar-Jammu High speed rail corridor (HSR). CNN-NEWS18 has a copy of the document. Both Amritsar and Jammu are key commercial centres in Punjab and J&K respectively. “With an objective to meet growing passenger demand and optimise high speed rail connectivity between major cities/commercial and economic activity centres, an HSR corridor is being studied between Amritsar-Jammu covering desired obligatory points and major public hubs among other considerations. For this …