7 bullet train project in India latest news: In the Union Budget 2026-27, proposed to develop seven across the country. These are: Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bangalore, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bangalore, Delhi-Varanasi and Varanasi-Siliguri. Presently, the construction on the country’s first high-speed rail corridor i.e. Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train network is in full swing.
In February, the responsibility for the implementation of these seven HSR projects has been entrusted to the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL). The Railway Board has directed NHSRCL to revise the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) that have already been prepared.
In its report on Demands for Grants 2026-27, the Standing Committee on Railways has advised the Ministry to complete land acquisition and other statutory clearances before sanctioning projects to ensure timely execution and financial viability.
“The Committee appreciate the forward-looking vision of Indian Railways in announcing new High-Speed Rail corridors in the 2026–27. For future corridors, the Committee emphasise that land acquisition and other statutory clearances should be completed prior to the sanctioning of projects, so as to ensure time-bound implementation and safeguard financial viability,” it said.
Earlier, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the MAHSR (- High Speed Rail) project was delayed due to setbacks in land acquisition in Maharashtra, which impacted the project till 2021. “The delay in land acquisition in the State of Maharashtra impacted the project till 2021. Thereafter, the land acquition picked up, currently, entire land (1389.5 Ha.) for MAHSR project has been acquired,” the minister said on July 6, 2025.
