The Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor is India’s first bullet train — 508 km, 12 stations, 2 hr 07 min end to end, designed for 320 km/h on Japanese Shinkansen technology. It is also the only high-speed corridor under construction today.

The route, station by station

The line starts at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) in Mumbai — an underground station — then runs north through Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand and into Sabarmati (Ahmedabad). Surat and Vadodara are the major interchanges; Thane Creek is crossed by India’s longest rail sea bridge at about 21 km. The atlas map for this corridor shows every station in order with distance and the provisional alignment.

What “under construction” actually means

The project is being built by NHSRCL with JICA funding. As of 2026, viaduct and pier work is advanced in Gujarat and progressing in Maharashtra, station civil works are underway at several sites, and the Thane Creek bridge and BKC underground section are in active construction. Rolling stock will be based on the E5 Shinkansen family, adapted for Indian conditions.

Timeline you can track

  • 2017 — foundation stone at Ahmedabad; Japan–India agreement and JICA loan.
  • 2019–2023 — land acquisition, utility shifting, viaduct contracts and pier erection — first visible on the Gujarat side.
  • 2024–2026 — accelerated viaduct, station structures, Thane Creek marine works, BKC underground.
  • 2027 (targeted) — partial opening of the Gujarat section is the published target. Full corridor opening remains subject to Maharashtra section progress and systems integration.

Why the other seven corridors are not “under construction”

The remaining seven corridors on this atlas — Delhi–Varanasi, Varanasi–Siliguri, Delhi–Ahmedabad, Mumbai–Hyderabad, Bengaluru–Hyderabad, Bengaluru–Chennai and Delhi–Amritsar — are at DPR, feasibility or “announced corridor” stage. “Announced corridor” means the government has named the city pair and sometimes indicative town stops; the detailed alignment, station list and land plan are still to come. We mark those station lists as provisional and update each corridor page when official station gazettes or DPR stations are published.

How to follow this corridor

Open the Mumbai–Ahmedabad corridor page for the station table, 508 km distance, 12-station count, phase and state, and the interactive map. The FAQ on that page covers fare, ticket, speed and station questions travellers ask most, and every fact is checked against NHSRCL and official project updates with a last-checked date.