Mumbai-Nagpur High Speed Rail: Project Information, Tenders, Stations, Routes and Updates

The Mumbai-Nashik-Nagpur High Speed Rail Corridor will be the fourth bullet train project and will cover a total of 741-km distance from Mumbai to Nagpur via Nashik through 12 stations.

• Project Name: Mumbai-Nagpur High Speed Rail (Bullet Train) Project
• Owner: Indian Railways
• Operator: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
• Project Type: High Speed Rail
• Project Cost: Rs 1.18 Lakh Crore
• Route Length: 741 km
• Train Speed: 300 kmph
• Journey Fare: TBD
• Journey Hours: 3.5 hours
• Status: Approved and under DPR stage

Mumbai-Nagpur High-Speed Rail Route

• Route Length: 741 km [At grade (596 km), elevated (110 km) and underground(35 km)]
• Total Stations: 12
• Station Names: Shahpur, Igatpuri, Nashik, Shirdi, Aurangabad, Jalna, Mehkar, Malegaon, Karanja Lad, Pulgaon, Wardha and Nagpur.

System Information

• Train Type: Bullet Train
• Operational Speed: 300 kmph
• Design Speed: 350 kmph
• Average Speed: 250 kmph
• Track Gauge: Standard Gauge – 1435 mm
• No. of Cars: 10
• Train Capacity: 750 person
• Signalling: ETCS Level-2 of ERTMS
• Traction: 25 KV AC through overhead catenary (OHE)
• Train Safety: Urgent Earthquake Detection and Alarm System (UrEDAS)

Progress so far...

• 2017: A consortium of ADIF (Spain) and INECO (Spain) under Government to Government cooperation had submitted the project feasibility study report.
• December 2019: Ministry of Railways had given the task to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) for preparing the detailed project report (DPR).
• September 2020: NHSRCL has issued the first tender notice for preliminary activities including design and survey of the project.