National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) achieved the final breakthrough of a 1.5 km long mountain tunnel located between the Virar and Boisar station in Palghar district in connection with the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) Corridor Project.
It is the second tunnel breakthrough in Maharashtra, as the first 5 km long underground tunnel between Thane and Banda-Kurla Complex (BKC) was completed in September 2025.
The project involves development of the 508.17 km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad HSR corridor in Maharashtra and Gujarat with an investment of Rs 1,080 billion.