Archive · 29 Dec 2025
India Spends Rs 85,801 Crore on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train
The Indian government has spent a lot of money, Rs 85,801 crore, on building a very fast train line between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
This train line is 508 kilometers long.
The government has finished a lot of the work, like building the foundation and the supports for the train tracks.
They are also running special fast trains called Vande Bharat across the country.
The government is also working on other train projects to make the railway system better and faster.
The Indian government has spent Rs 85,801 crore on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway project.
The project has achieved 55.63% physical progress and 69.62% financial progress as of 30 November 2025.
Key civil engineering milestones include 412 km of foundation, 405 km of piers, 344 km of girder casting, and 330 km of girder launching.
Indian Railways is operating 164 Vande Bharat train services and has commissioned over 900 km of new track lines in the current financial year.
The railways have increased sectional speed to 130 kmph over 599 track km and completed several projects through the PPP model.
- Who
- Indian government with Japanese cooperation
- What
- Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed railway project
- When
- As of 30 November 2025
- Where
- Mumbai to Ahmedabad, India
- Why
- To develop a high-speed railway network with technical and financial support from Japan
- Project Length
- 508 km
- Total Expenditure
- Rs 85,801 crore
- Physical Progress
- 55.63%
- Financial Progress
- 69.62%
- Foundation Completed
- 412 km
- Piers Completed
- 405 km
- Girder Casting Completed
- 344 km
- Girder Launching Completed
- 330 km