Construction of the Mumbai terminus of the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is expected to get delayed as the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is building the corridor, is yet to get the possession of land from the Maharashtra government at Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC).
The NHSRCL had planned to begin the construction of the station by the end of 2022. The proposed station will have a three-storey underground structure at BKC. As per the NHSRCL design, the BKC station will have six platforms for the trains on the lowest floor of the three-level station.
Shedding light on what’s causing the delay, a senior NHSRCL official said, “A structure of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) is yet to be shifted to alternate land offered by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority(MMRDA) to facilitate the proposed construction of the station.” He also informed that the formalities of handing over the land and signing of the lease agreement for alternate sites are still pending.
