Bullet train: MT-07 mountain tunnel breakthrough in Palghar on 1 June 2026
On 1 June 2026, NHSRCL achieved the breakthrough of the 417-metre Mountain Tunnel-07 at Ambesari village, Dahanu taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project.
Summary
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) achieved the breakthrough of Mountain Tunnel-07 (MT-07) at Ambesari village in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district, Maharashtra, on 1 June 2026, for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project. The tunnel is 417 metres long and 14.4 metres wide, built to carry both up and down tracks, and was excavated by controlled drilling and blasting from both ends. It is the third mountain tunnel breakthrough in Maharashtra in five months, after MT-05 (1.5 km) on 2 January 2026 and MT-06 (454 m) on 3 February 2026. With MT-07, all three mountain tunnels between the Vapi and Boisar stations (MT-08, MT-07 and MT-06) are excavated. The project has eight mountain tunnels, seven in Palghar district and one in Valsad district of Gujarat.
Key facts
- Breakthrough
- 1 June 2026
- Place
- Ambesari village, Dahanu taluka, Palghar, Maharashtra
- Size
- 417 m long, 14.4 m wide; both tracks
- Method
- Controlled drilling and blasting from both ends
- Earlier
- MT-05 (1.5 km) 2 Jan 2026; MT-06 (454 m) 3 Feb 2026; MT-08 (350 m) 5 Oct 2023
- Mountain tunnels
- 8 in all: 7 in Palghar, 1 in Valsad (Gujarat)
- Vapi–Boisar
- All three tunnels (MT-08, MT-07, MT-06) now excavated
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Mountain Tunnel-07 (MT-07) of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project, whose breakthrough was achieved on 1 June 2026, is in which district?
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Correct answer: B — Palghar
MT-07 is at Ambesari village in Dahanu taluka of Palghar district, Maharashtra.
Consider the following statements about the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: 1. Of its eight mountain tunnels, seven are in Palghar district and one is in Valsad district. 2. MT-07 was the first mountain tunnel breakthrough achieved in Maharashtra. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct per NHSRCL. Statement 2 is wrong: the first breakthrough in Maharashtra was MT-05 on 2 January 2026; MT-07 was the third.