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Hindustan Construction Company Ltd (HCC) in a joint venture with Megha Engineering & Infrastructures Ltd (MEIL) has bagged a Rs 3,681 crore project for construction of a bullet train station, a statement said on Tuesday. The contract was awarded by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) for the construction of the Bandra Kurla Complex Station of the 508.17 km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail. The Bandra Kurla Complex bullet train station will have six platforms, and each platform is approximately 414 metres, sufficient to accommodate a 16-coach bullet train. The station will have connectivity with the metro and road transport, HCC said in a statement. This station is the only underground station on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, and it is planned at a depth of about 24 metres below the ground level. The station will have a total of three floors. On Tuesday, shares of the company settled 4.33 per higher at Rs 14.95 apiece on the BSE.

The state government, in October last year, told the court that the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high-speed rail corridor project is a priority project for the Government of India

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Work on the railways' ambitious bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad has gained momentum, with the ministry claiming on Monday that more than 98 per cent of the land has been acquired for the project in Maharashtra. Piers have been erected for a distance of more than 118 kilometres, girders are being launched and the work on the construction of bullet train stations has also started, the railway ministry said. With the change of government in Maharashtra, the pain points in the project in terms of forest clearances and land acquisition seem to have been overcome. In a series of tweets, the ministry claimed that while 98.22 per cent land has been acquired in Maharashtra, in Gujarat, 98.87 per cent land has been acquired and in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, 100 per cent of the land has been acquired for the project. The physical progress till November 23 was 24.1 per cent, the ministry said, adding that while almost 30 per cent of the work has been completed in Gujarat, in ...

Larsen and Toubro (L&T) says it has bagged another 'large' order in the proposed Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project from National High-Speed Rail Corporation

Survey work is going on to start bullet train services here, Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. The proposed alignment of the high-speed rail corridor will pass through Greater Noida, Agra, Lucknow, Prayagraj and Varanasi, he said. Speaking on the first bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, Vaishnaw said, "New things are being learnt through this (project). As this project develops, there will be more development. "More bullet train corridors will be built in the country. Survey work is going on in Varanasi to start a bullet train." Vaishnaw, who is visiting Varanasi, also inspected Kashi station and Rajghat bridge. Kashi station in Varanasi district will be developed at a cost of Rs 350 crore to boost economic activity. Its design should be done keeping in mind Kashi's religious and temple culture, Vaishnaw told reporters. Plans are also afoot to connect Kashi station with air and water routes and its design is being worked on, he said. Once the desig

National High Speed Railway Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has invited bids for the construction of a 21-km-long tunnel, seven km of which will be under the sea, for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor. The work on the corridor has gained momentum after the change in government in Maharashtra, with tenders, which were previously floated and withdrawn, being renewed again, sources said. Considered the highlight of the project, the tunnel will be built between the underground station at Bandra-Kurla Complex and Shilphata in Thane district of Maharashtra. The tunnel will be built using tunnel boring machine and the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM), according to the tender document. The seven-km undersea tunnel at Thane Creek will be the first undersea tunnel to come up in the country. In November last year, NHSRCL had invited bids for underground tunnelling works for the project. But it was cancelled this year with officials citing "administrative reasons". In 2019, NHSR

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has directed officials to complete land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project and disburse compensation to affected people by September 30, the state government said on Tuesday. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed rail corridor is a flagship infrastructure project of the Narendra Modi government that seeks to improve connectivity between the country's financial capital and the commercial hub of Gujarat. The multi-crore project, primarily the land acquisition in Maharashtra, hit hurdle after the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government took charge in November 2019. After a change of government in the state in June this year, the land acquisition process for the project is being expedited. "CM, Shri @mieknathshinde has directed all officers to complete the land acquisition for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed bullet train project & disburse compensation to affected families by September 30," the Maharashtra ...

The estimated cost of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is Rs 1,10,000 crore, out of which Rs 88,000 crore are being funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency

The first phase of the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, a 61-km stretch between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat, is likely to be operational only in 2026

Contract manufacturing startup Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses has bagged an order worth Rs 126.55 crore from L&T for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad (MAHSR) bullet train project, the company said on Thursday. The startup will supply 10,000 metric tonne (MT) fabricated girders to support the load-bearing capacity of the steel bridges that Larsen & Toubro is fabricating for laying the bullet train rail corridor. "Zetwerk Manufacturing Businesses has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LoI) for an order worth Rs 126.55 crore by L&T Ltd for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad (MAHSR) Bullet Train project," the start-up said in a statement. As per the LoI, the MAHSR Bullet Train project is being executed by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. "Zetwerk is proud to associate with the Bullet Train Project and will strive to deliver its commitment on time in full. India is on the cusp of a major manufacturing revolution and we are honoured to be able to play an active role in bolstering these ...

PM Modi on Friday pushed for early completion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project saying his government's focus is on creating infrastructure for the 21st century in the financial capital.

Not just the employment market, the production and manufacturing markets are also expected to benefit from the project.

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The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) opened technical bids for two packages for the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on Friday

The high speed rail network is estimated to cost Rs 1.1 trillion including the purchase of 24 train sets, interest during construction and import duties

The introduction of bullet train is expected to mark the country's shift to an era of high-speed trains

The state government will also come out with a white paper on the financial condition of the state, Thackeray said.