Bullet Train Project

The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (GBMCL) against a Bombay High Court order refusing to reverse the acquisition of its plot at Vikhroli for the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

The high-speed trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will operate at a speed of 320 km/hour.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is of "national importance and in public interest".

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday alleged that the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train projects got delayed due to an "unethical" government in Maharashtra.

National High Speed Railway Corporation Limited or 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 Ministry of Railways on Thursday denied the reports that the feasibility report of Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project has been rejected, asserting that its detailed project report (DPR) is still under consideration.

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has invited bids for the design and construction of an underground station at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex and for a tunnel for the bullet train project, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today.

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured Consul General of Japan Fukahori Yasukata of fast-tracking infrastructure projects like bullet train, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Sharad Pawar's party NCP today criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the clearances given to the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, saying he should focus more on issues concerning the state.

The Maharashtra government has given all the clearances for expediting the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday.

The Railways has terminated the services of NHSRCL Managing Director Satish Agnihotri who was in charge of the government's prestigious bullet train project, senior officials said on Thursday.

The deadline for the completion of the high speed rail route between Mumbai and Gujarat's Ahmedabad can be fixed only after assessment of delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra and COVID-19 impact, railway officials have said.

The Bombay High Court said that income tax cannot be deducted from an amount given by way of compensation for property the National Hi-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.

All civil and track work contracts for the 352-km stretch of the bullet train project on the Gujarat side have now been awarded, with Rs 3,141-crore worth track contract being given to infra giant Larsen and Toubro, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien on Thursday termed the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train line a "vanity project" of the Centre and accused the government of not addressing the real transportation needs of the common people.

The Supreme Court Friday refused to entertain a plea of Godrej and Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (GBMCL) against a Bombay High Court order refusing to reverse the acquisition of its plot at Vikhroli for the bullet train project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

The high-speed trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will operate at a speed of 320 km/hour.

The Bombay High Court on Thursday said the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is of "national importance and in public interest".

Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday alleged that the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) and Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train projects got delayed due to an "unethical" government in Maharashtra.

National High Speed Railway Corporation Limited or 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 Ministry of Railways on Thursday denied the reports that the feasibility report of Delhi-Varanasi bullet train project has been rejected, asserting that its detailed project report (DPR) is still under consideration.

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has invited bids for the design and construction of an underground station at Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex and for a tunnel for the bullet train project, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today.

Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured Consul General of Japan Fukahori Yasukata of fast-tracking infrastructure projects like bullet train, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Sharad Pawar's party NCP today criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over the clearances given to the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project, saying he should focus more on issues concerning the state.

The Maharashtra government has given all the clearances for expediting the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday.

The Railways has terminated the services of NHSRCL Managing Director Satish Agnihotri who was in charge of the government's prestigious bullet train project, senior officials said on Thursday.

The deadline for the completion of the high speed rail route between Mumbai and Gujarat's Ahmedabad can be fixed only after assessment of delay in land acquisition in Maharashtra and COVID-19 impact, railway officials have said.

The Bombay High Court said that income tax cannot be deducted from an amount given by way of compensation for property the National Hi-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) acquired for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.

All civil and track work contracts for the 352-km stretch of the bullet train project on the Gujarat side have now been awarded, with Rs 3,141-crore worth track contract being given to infra giant Larsen and Toubro, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien on Thursday termed the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train line a "vanity project" of the Centre and accused the government of not addressing the real transportation needs of the common people.