Proposed Mumbai-Hyderabad bullet train to reduce travel time from 14 to 3 hours

National High-Speed Rail Corporation mulls high-speed rail line that connects Mumbai, Pune, and Hyderabad through 11 stations in Maharashtra and Telangana. Land survey for the project has begun. If it comes into effect, the 14-hour long journey between Mumbai and Hyderabad will be cut short to three hours

Hyderabad:Visiting Mumbai from Hyderabad without taking long hours may come true in the near future. The Central Government is planning to introduce a bullet train between Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Villagers from the Thane district of Maharashtra were on Monday informed about the proposed Mumbai–Hyderabad High-Speed Rail or bullet train project, the feasibility of which is currently being surveyed. If given nod, the high-speed rail line will connect Mumbai, Pune, and Hyderabad through 11 stations in Maharashtra and Telangana, a National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) official said.

NHSRC deputy general manager N.K. Patil made a detailed presentation on the project in the presence of Thane Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition) Prashant Suryavanshi and other officials. He said that the entire 649.76 km route will be a green corridor. The Detailed Project Report is being prepared. The bullet train will reduce the travel time between Mumbai and Hyderabad from the present 14 hours to just three hours, he said.

A total of 10 stations, including Thane, Navi Mumbai, Lonavala, Pune, Baramati, Pandharpur, Solapur, Gulbarga, Vikarabad and Hyderabad are included in the proposed project. The rail line will cover four districts of Thane, Raigad, Pune, and Solapur. A total of 1,200 hectares of land will be required in the Thane district.

The proposed rail corridor is planned to run along major expressways, national highways, greenfield areas, and may pass through arterial roads of the intermediate city road network for high-speed rail connectivity between different cities along the corridor. Drones are being used for the survey of the land required for the project, officials said.