The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has prepared the design of Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) station giving a preview of how Mumbai's first underground station for high speed rail between Mumbai and Ahmedabad shall look. This underground station will be almost 30 meters below the surface while above it stands the International Finance Centre. Utilities like water pipeline, gas lines, telephone cables and others are found between 3 to 10 meters below the surface. This station however shall be way beneath where the rock can be cut properly as it will be near the coast. This shall have three layers — the bottom most will be the tracks and platforms for the bullet train — in the remaining two there shall be ticket booking counters, stalls and other structures. Down below there are three separate rail lines; two shall be for operational purpose and the third shall be a loop line where train shall be parked. "We shall be using 0.9 hectares of land above while 3 hectares will be utilised for this high speed rail station that will be underground," said a NHSRCL official.. On the surface, the authorities shall create entry and exit points for commuters and ventilation shafts. There shall be two-lane roads above connecting the IFSC and BKC station. The MMRDA is also creating space for parking and has identified space of 35,641 sq meters for parking of vehicles at BKC. The rail authorities have already acquired land at BKC and submitted necessary plans to the state government. This proposed station shall connect the two metro rail corridors of DN Nagar-Mankhurd metro 2-B and Colaba-Bandra-Seepz metro 3 underground lines. The bullet trains will start from BKC and go underground all the way till Virar even underneath the Thane creek. PLAN HIGHLIGHTS

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