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 736-km distance from Mumbai to Nagpur via Nashik through 12 stations.

• Project Name: Mumbai-Nagpur High Speed Rail (Bullet Train) Project
• Owner: Indian Railways
• Executing Agnecy: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
• Project Type: High Speed Rail (HSR)
• Project Cost: Rs 1.18 Lakh Crore (Approx.)
• Route Length: 736 km
• Train Speed: 300 kmph
• Journey Fare: TBD
• Journey Hours: 3.5 hours
• Status: Under DPR stage.

Mumbai-Nagpur High-Speed Rail Route

• Route Length: 736 km [At grade (596 km), elevated (110 km) and underground(30 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)

Major Contract Awarded

• ADIF-INECO JV: For the preparation of Feasibility Study for the project.
• DIMMTS Ltd: For carrying out traffic and ridership study of the project.
• Satra Service & Solutions: For Data Collection and Associated Survey Work for preparation of DPR.
• SECON-Helika JV: For Final Alignment Design including Aerial LiDAR Survey for preparation of DPR.
• Holtec Consulting: For the preparation of General Arrangement Drawings (GADs) over Rivers, Canals, Railways and Roads.
• Monarch Surveyors & Engineering Consultants: For the preparation of Social Impact Assessment (SIA) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP).
• GPS Technologies -Shri Krishna Enviro JV: For conducting Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study.