Archive · 2 Jan 2026
India's Bullet Train Cost Nearly Doubles
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project in India is going to cost almost twice as much as originally planned.
The new estimated cost is Rs 1.98 lakh crore.
This was announced by Satish Kumar, who is the head of the Railway Board.
The announcement was made during a meeting called PRAGATI.
The exact reasons for the increased cost were not mentioned in the article.
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project cost has nearly doubled to Rs 1.98 lakh crore.
Satish Kumar, Railway Board Chairman and CEO, announced the revised cost estimate.
The announcement was made during the 50th PRAGATI meeting.
The final sanction of the second revised estimate is yet to be done.
The initial cost estimate was Rs 1 lakh crore.
- Who
- Satish Kumar, Railway Board Chairman and CEO
- What
- Cost of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project nearly doubled
- When
- Friday (during PRAGATI meeting)
- Where
- India (Mumbai-Ahmedabad route)
- Why
- Not explicitly stated in the article
- Project
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail
- Initial Cost Estimate
- Rs 1 lakh crore
- Revised Cost Estimate
- Rs 1.98 lakh crore
- Announced By
- Satish Kumar, Railway Board Chairman and CEO
- Announcement Date
- Friday (during PRAGATI meeting)