The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project achieved its second tunnel breakthrough in a month in Maharashtra's Palghar district on Tuesday, officials said. Pics/X
Updated On: 2026-02-03 08:52 PM IST
Compiled by : Asif Ali Sayed
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw witnessed the breakthrough virtually from New Delhi via a video link
The breakthrough took place near Saphale village in Palghar district
The excavation work was completed within 12 months
The 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project passes through Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is India’s only high-speed rail corridor and is designed to operate trains at a maximum speed of 320 kmph
Construction of seven bullet train tunnels is currently underway in Palghar district, with excavation and allied works at different stages of completion, officials said