IN PHOTOS: Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project tunnel breakthrough in Palghar

Updated On: 03 February, 2026 08:52 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

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

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The tunnel, known as MT-6, is 454 metres long and 14.4 metres wide, and is designed to accommodate both up and down tracks of the bullet train corridor. Pics/X

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Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw witnessed the breakthrough virtually from New Delhi via a video link

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The breakthrough took place near Saphale village in Palghar district

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The excavation work was completed within 12 months

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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

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Construction of seven bullet train tunnels is currently underway in Palghar district, with excavation and allied works at different stages of completion, officials said

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