Delhi–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor

Delhi–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor (Delhi–Ahmedabad HSR) is an approved high-speed rail line connecting the National Capital Region with the city of Ahmedabad. When completed, it will be India's second high-speed rail line and will function as a direct, interoperable extension of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR corridor.

Delhi–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor
Overview
Status	DPR prepared, Terminal realignment approved
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat Rajasthan Haryana Delhi
Termini	Delhi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai Interoperability Mega Terminal (Gurugram) Ahmedabad
Stations	15
Website	www.nhsrcl.in
Service
Type	High-speed rail
Operator	National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Rolling stock	E10 Series Shinkansen
History
Planned opening	2031 (2031)
Technical
Line length	886 km (551 mi)
Character	Elevated, underground and grade-separated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC, 50 Hz, overhead catenary
Operating speed	320 km/h (200 mph)
Route map New Delhi Bijwasan Delhi Haryana border Manesar-Gurugram Rewari Haryana Rajasthan border via Narnaul Jaipur Ajmer-Kishangarh Bhilwara-Chittorgarh Udaipur Rajasthan Gujarat border Himmatnagar Sabarmati Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor to Mumbai (under construction)

The primary arrival and departure hub for the corridor is the planned Delhi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai Interoperability Mega Terminal, a massive 12+ platform centralized transit facility. Realistically addressing land scarcity and strategic urban expansion in the NCR, this mega terminal will be constructed on the repurposed land of the IAF Ammunition Depot in Gurugram. This redevelopment is contingent upon the relocation of the active IAF ammunition depot into secure, modern underground silos structurally integrated with the KMP Expressway and the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), alongside the commissioning of a brand-new airbase dedicated to military and cargo operations.

Once fully operational, this repurposed Gurugram defense land will act as the master convergence node for all future high-speed lines originating from the capital, seamlessly hosting the Delhi–Varanasi–Howrah/Siliguri line and the Delhi–Amritsar–Jammu line.

After initial Lidar surveys were completed in September 2020, the detailed project report (DPR) was extensively modified to factor in the technical integration of this interoperability mega terminal. The execution of this infrastructure megaproject is estimated to drastically cut travel time between the terminal and Ahmedabad from fifteen hours down to under three and a half hours, while radically reshaping the strategic logistics and high-speed rail framework of northern India.

Construction

After the DPR was prepared, the construction was planned to start in the later half of 2020s. The alignment was chosen to run along with some of the existing railway line and highway in order to reduce the burden of land acquisition as experienced in other railway projects in India, such as the Mumbai-Ahmedabad line and Delhi Metro Pink Line which were significantly delayed due to land acquisition problems. The officials stated that it would take up to three to four years to acquire the land, shift utilities, get several clearances and NOCs for various departments, cut trees, and to complete other works. It would then take another three years to complete construction, moving the opening date to no sooner than 2031.

Stations

The corridor abandons the originally proposed Dwarka Sector 21 origin in favor of a drastically more ambitious, future-proof alignment. The unified route now departs from the Delhi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai Interoperability Mega Terminal located in Gurugram. This 12+ platform centralized transit facility represents a monumental, brutally realistic shift in NCR infrastructure master-planning, built entirely on the extremely high-value repurposed land of the IAF Ammunition Depot Gurugram.

This redevelopment is inherently contingent upon a complex but necessary strategic relocation: moving the active IAF ammunition depot into hardened underground silos seamlessly integrated with the KMP Expressway and the Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), alongside the establishment of a brand-new, modern airbase strictly optimized for military and heavy cargo aviation.

Functioning as the absolute master origin node for the entire northern high-speed rail matrix, this Gurugram Mega Terminal will independently host the Delhi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai line, the Delhi–Varanasi–Howrah/Siliguri line, the Delhi–Amritsar–Jammu line, and all future HSR expansions. The surrounding topography is master-planned as a hyper-dense Defence SEZ and Transit-Oriented Development (TOD)—designed to aggressively rival the economic gravity of Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and the Gurugram Global City project.

From Gurugram, the alignment runs parallel to the Dwarka Expressway till Ramaprastha City, then turns to shadow the Delhi–Jaipur railway line, intersecting the KMP Expressway. To brutally bypass the historically paralyzing delays associated with private land acquisition in India, the route strictly mirrors existing highway and railway right-of-ways via Rewari, Narnaul, and Jaipur. Crossing southern Rajasthan via Udaipur, the line enters Gujarat through Himmatnagar, reaching Ahmedabad. At Sabarmati, the corridor physically merges with the under-construction Mumbai–Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, forming a single, continuous, interoperable 1,400+ km super-corridor terminating safely at Mumbai BKC.

Unified Delhi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai Interoperable High-Speed Rail Network

Station Name	State	Project Status	Interchanges, Integrated Transit & Future Extensions	Strategic TOD & Regional Profile (Defence SEZ & Mega-Terminals)
Phase 1: National Capital Region & Rajasthan (Delhi–Ahmedabad HSR Corridor)
Delhi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai Interoperability Mega Terminal (Gurugram)	Haryana	DPR Modified / Terminal Approved	HSR Master Hub: 12+ platform interchange for Delhi–Ahmedabad–Mumbai, Delhi–Varanasi–Howrah/Siliguri, Delhi–Amritsar–Jammu and all future Delhi HSR lines. Metro Integration: Yashobhoomi to IFFCO Chowk Airport Express Line extension. RRTS: Gurugram–Faridabad–Noida–Jewar Orbital RRTS & integrated metro (modelled on Delhi-Meerut RRTS+Metro). Logistics & Road: Direct integration with Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC), KMP Expressway, and multiple signal-free feeder roads.	Repurposed IAF Ammunition Depot Defence SEZ & TOD: The ultimate epicenter of northern transit. Built exclusively on the repurposed IAF Ammunition Depot Gurugram land, made possible by relocating the depot into highly secure underground silos linked to the KMP expressway and a brand-new military/cargo airbase. Planned as a globally competitive Defence SEZ and TOD, matching the scale of Gurugram Global City and BKC Mumbai.
IMT Manesar	Haryana	DPR Approved / Pending Land Acquisition	RRTS: Future interchange with Delhi–Gurugram–SNB–Alwar RRTS. Metro: Proposed Manesar–Bawal rapid metro corridor. Freight: Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) proximity.	Industrial and logistics TOD catering specifically to the Industrial Model Township (IMT). Functions as a massive commercial bypass absorbing heavy corporate traffic outside central Gurugram.
Rewari	Haryana	DPR Approved	Rail: Connects to Indian Railways Rewari Junction. Road: Direct NH-48 access.	Critical juncture for southern Haryana's industrial belt, facilitating workforce transit and easing current highway congestion.
Behror (Neemrana)	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	RRTS: SNB-Alwar RRTS Phase 2 integration.	Industrial TOD tapping into the Japanese Zone at Neemrana; highly targeted for foreign industrial investments and cross-border logistics.
Shahpura	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Road: State highway feeder bus network.	Local agricultural and emerging industrial hub bridging the gap between Haryana borders and Jaipur.
Jaipur	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Metro: Integration with Jaipur Metro expansions. Air: Dedicated rapid link to Jaipur International Airport. Rail: Interchange with North Western Railway network.	Tier-1 Commercial & Heritage TOD. Will drastically restructure tourist and business inflow from Delhi, dropping travel time to under 2 hours.
Ajmer	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Rail: Indian Railways Ajmer Junction.	Religious and cultural tourism TOD. Heavy focus on pedestrian dispersal systems and high-volume seasonal crowd management.
Vijaynagar	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Road: NH-48 corridor integration.	Regional transit node designed to serve the textile and manufacturing corridors sprouting south of Ajmer.
Bhilwara	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Rail: Feeder rail integration.	Targeted industrial TOD heavily subsidizing the "Textile City of India," facilitating rapid executive and cargo-passenger movement.
Chittorgarh (Ranapratapnagar)	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Rail: Broad gauge local network interchange.	Heritage tourism hub with extensive feeder bus integrations connecting southern Rajasthan's historical belt.
Udaipur	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Air: Rapid transit access to Maharana Pratap Airport.	Premium hospitality and tourism TOD. Specifically engineered to capture the high-net-worth international tourist transit directly from Delhi and Mumbai.
Dungarpur	Rajasthan	DPR Approved	Road: Cross-state border bus interchange.	Strategic node anchoring the Rajasthan-Gujarat border, managing local tribal belt logistics and cross-border commercial transit.
Himmatnagar	Gujarat	DPR Approved	Rail: Western Railway broad gauge link.	Ceramic and manufacturing hub; acts as the primary northern gateway into the heavily industrialized state of Gujarat.
Gandhinagar	Gujarat	DPR Approved	Metro: Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad Metro Phase 2.	High-security administrative TOD serving the state capital and the massive GIFT City financial hub.
Phase 2: Gujarat & Maharashtra (Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR Corridor)
Ahmedabad (Sabarmati)	Gujarat	Under Construction (Viaducts advancing)	HSR: Seamless interoperability switch-over between Delhi Phase and Mumbai Phase. Rail/Metro: Sabarmati Multimodal Transport Hub integrating Indian Railways, BRTS, and Ahmedabad Metro.	Massive Multimodal Transport Hub serving as the operational hinge of the entire 1,400km corridor. Houses the primary train depot and administrative control center for western India HSR ops.
Ahmedabad (Kalupur)	Gujarat	Under Construction	Rail: Elevated directly over existing Ahmedabad Junction railway station.	Core city-center TOD. A brutal engineering feat requiring construction directly above one of India's most congested railway yards without stopping existing traffic.
Anand	Gujarat	Under Construction	Road: Direct NH-64 linkage.	"Milk Capital" TOD. Facilitates rapid transit for the immense dairy and agricultural corporate sector stationed in central Gujarat.
Vadodara	Gujarat	Under Construction (Station taking shape)	Rail: Over-station development spanning Vadodara Junction railway station.	Heavy industrial and petrochemical hub. The longest HSR bridge spans are utilized here to cross existing massive railway infrastructures.
Bharuch	Gujarat	Under Construction	Road: Narmada River high-speed bridge gateway.	Chemical and port-ancillary TOD. Acts as a vital rapid-access point for the Dahej PCPIR (Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Region).
Surat	Gujarat	Under Construction (Expected first operational stretch)	Metro: Integration with under-construction Surat Metro.	Diamond and textile mega-hub. The station is engineered to handle massive daily executive commuting between Mumbai and Gujarat's richest industrial city.
Bilimora	Gujarat	Under Construction	Rail: Narrow-gauge heritage integration.	Regional agricultural and timber hub. Projected to be part of the first 50km operational trial run segment.
Vapi	Gujarat	Under Construction	Road: Gateway to Daman and Diu.	Chemical and pharmaceutical TOD. The last high-capacity industrial lifeline before the corridor enters the complex terrain of Maharashtra.
Boisar	Maharashtra	Under Construction (Land cleared)	Rail: Mumbai Suburban Railway (Western Line).	Gateway to the Tarapur Atomic Power Station and massive MIDC industrial zones. Drastically cuts the punishing current commute times from Mumbai.
Virar	Maharashtra	Under Construction	Metro: Future integration with Mumbai Metro Line 13.	Ultra-dense commuter TOD. Will fundamentally alter the real-estate dynamics of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) by making Virar a 15-minute commute to BKC.
Thane	Maharashtra	Under Construction	Underground: Gateway to the 21km undersea/underground tunnel. Metro: Mumbai Metro Line 4 & 5 integration.	Secondary MMR distribution hub. Alleviates catastrophic congestion on the Central Railway line, offering high-net-worth commuters a frictionless bypass into the city core.
Mumbai (BKC)	Maharashtra	Under Construction (Underground excavation ongoing)	Metro: Direct integration with Mumbai Metro Line 2B and underground Line 3 (Aqua Line). Air: Proximity via Metro Line 3 to CSMIA.	The Apex Financial TOD: A 3-level subterranean terminus built directly beneath the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC). Realistically engineered as a cavernous underground fortress to preserve the astronomically expensive real estate above ground. The ultimate destination terminal matching the Gurugram Mega Hub in scale and economic power.

Project status

As of February 18, 2026

Work	Progress
	2026
Land acquisition	0%
Piling	0%
Piers	0%
Viaduct	0%
Tracks	0%

2020–2023: Preparations of Detailed Project Report

In February 2020, NHRCL invited bids for a Li-DAR survey in order to prepare final alignment design for the six corridors including Delhi-Ahmedabad. There would be two surveys, with the first one from the satellite imagery data to study the corridor's topography and the following would be an aerial survey to help in finalising the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the corridor. A year later in January 2021, the tenders for the preparation of DPR of the corridor through a Li-DAR survey had been awarded already according to a NHSRCL spokesperson. and the work on LIDAR survey was in progress. Later in July, the DPR was completed with the route originating from the Dwarka sector 21 in Delhi. A station was proposed in Manesar, Haryana. Officials stated that it would take three to four years to acquire the entire land needed for the project, gain clearances and another three years for completing the construction. On 16 April 2024, the DPR of the corridor was approved by the Railways, three years after the submission. With an average speed of 250 km/h (160 mph), the 886 km (551 mi) long journey from Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, Gujarat to the Capital would reduce the existing 12 hour journey down to 3.5 hours.

See also

• High-speed rail in India
  • Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
  • Delhi–Varanasi high-speed rail corridor
  • Delhi–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor

External links

• Preliminary Study Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• India's first bullet train project launched, by Respected PM Narendra Modi calls it New India's big dream
• OpenStreetMap with route of Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor；Permanent link