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| name = Vapi high-speed railway station
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor|Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Railway]] station
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| address = Chanod Colony, Dungra, [[Vapi]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]
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| elevation = {{convert|53|m|ft}}
| line = [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
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| platform = 2
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|2026|08||df=y|p=n|br=n}}<ref name="TET">{{cite news|title=Bullet train by August 2026, hyperloop 7-8 years away: Railways Minister Ashiwini Vaishnaw|url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/bullet-train-by-august-2026-hyperloop-5-8-years-away-railways-minister-ashwini-vaishnaw/articleshow/98628483.cms|work=The Economic Times|date=14 March 2023|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>
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| owned = [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited]]
| operator = National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
| status = Under construction<ref name="TFE">{{cite news|title=Big update on Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: NHSRCL casts first full-height pier near Vapi – details here|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/infrastructure-big-update-on-mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-project-nhsrcl-casts-first-full-height-pier-near-vapi-details-here-2302664/|work=The Financial Express|date=2 August 2021|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>
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'''Vapi high-speed railway station''' is an under construction [[High-speed railway|high-speed railway station]] on the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]. This station is located near Chanod Colony, Dungra, [[Vapi]], [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is the fifth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after [[Boisar high-speed railway station|Boisar station]] and before [[Bilimora high-speed railway station|Bilimora station]]. The station will have the second depot of the high-speed rail corridor, just north of it near Karvad.<ref name="TMRG">{{cite web|title=Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/nhsrcl-mumbai-ahmedabad-high-speed-rail-information-route-map-fares-timings-tenders-status-updates/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TFE"/>

== Construction ==
The [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited|National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited]] (NHSRCL) had invited tenders for Package "C4" of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]] (MAHSR) in September 2020, with a deadline of around 4 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=3 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package C4|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/09/23/3-bidders-for-mumbai-ahmedabad-hsrs-package-c4/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=23 September 2020|access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> In October 2023, [[Larsen and Toubro]] won the tender.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bullet train: L&T wins Rs 25,000-crore order for Gujarat stretch|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bullet-train-lt-wins-rs-25000-crore-order-for-gujarat-stretch-6031011.html|work=Moneycontrol|date=28 October 2020|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> The NSHRCL signed an agreement with Larsen and Toubro for the design and construction of Vapi station and [[Vapi high-speed railway station#Vapi depot|its depot]], [[Bilimora high-speed railway station|Bilimora station]], [[Surat high-speed railway station|Surat]] and [[Surat high-speed railway station#Surat depot|its depot]], [[Bharuch high-speed railway station|Bharuch]] and [[Vadodara high-speed railway station|Vadodara]] stations in November 2023.<ref name="L&T">{{cite news|title=Bullet Train Project: Agreement Signed With L&T For India's Biggest Infrastructure Contract|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-project-agreement-signed-with-l-t-for-indias-biggest-infrastructure-contract-2331009|work=NDTV Profit|date=28 November 2020|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> In August 2021, Larsen and Toubro began construction on both the station and its depot, after acquiring 11.7 hectares of land near Chanod Colony in Dungra, with a completion deadline of 48 months. This also marked the beginning of the large-scale construction of the high-speed rail corridor project. The station is slated to be completed by August 2026, the time also slated for opening of the [[Gujarat]] section of the high-speed rail corridor.<ref name="TFE"/><ref name="TET"/>

== Lines ==
The station will be served by the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]], and will be the fifth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in [[Vapi]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Feasibility Study for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Corridor Final Report Volume 6|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/social_environmental/id/asia/south/india/c8h0vm00009v1ylc-att/c8h0vm0000bzv95y.pdf|work=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA)|access-date=6 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TFE"/>

== Structure ==
The station will have two platforms and two tracks for regular services. It will have three levels–the platform, concourse and service floor as the entrance level. The exterior design of the station building will be inspired by the [[Arabian Sea]] because of its close location to it. The station area will have 2 platforms of 425 m (1,394 ft) length for 16-coach [[E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen|E5 Series Shinkansen]] trains.<ref name="mid-day">{{cite news|last=Aklekar B.|first=Rajendra|title=Maharashtra: Designs of four bullet train stations unveiled |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-designs-of-four-bullet-train-stations-unveiled-23269713|work=Mid-Day|location=Mumbai|date=10 February 2023|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Features ==
The station will have all modern and advanced facilities and amenities for customers and passengers, distinct from [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]] stations and similar to [[airport]]s. Its design has been made to accommodate sufficient space for passenger movement and amenities at the concourse and platform areas. There will be ticketing and waiting areas, a business-class lounge, a nursery, restrooms, smoking rooms, information booths, retail centres and a public information and announcement system. Moreover, skylight provisions will be present on the roof and exterior sides for natural lighting and reduced energy usage. The station will be developed as a [[transport hub]] through integration with all basic modes of transportation for better, faster and hassle-free connectivity to and from the station, such as [[Auto-rickshaw|auto]]s, buses and taxis. Such features will be available in all 12 stations of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]].<ref name="mid-day"/>

== Vapi depot ==
The depot is one of the four planned depots of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after [[Thane high-speed railway station#Thane depot|Thane]], [[Surat high-speed railway station#Surat depot|Surat]] and [[Sabarmati high-speed railway station#Sabarmati depot|Sabarmati]] depots, out of which the depot at Thane being built near Karvad is the second. It will have all modern and advanced technologies like [[Shinkansen]] train depots in [[Japan]], such as maintenance and cleaning of train sets, with inspection bays, washing plants, stabling lines, etc. Unlike Thane and Sabarmati depots, this depot is being constructed relatively smaller in size, because initially, after the opening of the [[Gujarat]] section of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]], it will handle trainsets on a large scale for a short period of time, until when the [[Maharashtra]] section will be opened. After its opening, the entire high-speed rail corridor will be completed, thus this depot will be converted into a maintenance depot, like the depots at [[Virar high-speed railway station#Maintenance depot|Virar]] and [[Bilimora high-speed railway station#Maintenance depot|Bilimora]]. After conversion, it will have facilities for the stabling of the inspection and maintenance vehicles and material for the maintenance of the track, bridges and [[overhead equipment]]s. Construction began on the depot in February 2022, after acquiring around 6 hectares of land near Karvad, being constructed by [[Ircon International]]. It is part of the high-speed rail corridor project's Package "T-2", which was awarded to Ircon International by the [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited|National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited]] (NHSRCL) in the same month. The depot is also slated to be completed by the time of the station's completion.<ref name="TMRG"/><ref>{{cite news|title=NHSRCL, IRCON Int inks track package contract for MAHSR project|url=https://www.constructionworld.in/transport-infrastructure/metro-rail-and-railways-infrastructure/nhsrcl--ircon-int-inks-track-package-contract-for-mahsr-project/32516|work=Construction World|date=14 February 2022|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Connectivity ==
===Road===
The station is being built just next to the [[Vapi]]-[[Silvassa]] Road, or [[List of state highways in Gujarat|Gujarat SH-185]], towards south. Because of this location, it will be accessible easily from Vapi, [[Dadra]] and Silvassa, as well as from the under-construction [[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]]. Most of the stations being built in the [[Gujarat]] section of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]] are located near or next to state or national highways, in order to provide better and direct connectivity to the stations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rupera|first=Prashant|title=Bullet train terminals planned close to highways|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/city/vadodara/bullet-train-terminals-planned-close-to-highways/articleshow/64182012.cms|work=The Times of India|date=16 May 2018|access-date=8 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

===Rail===
The nearest railway station after the station's completion will be [[Vapi railway station]], located {{cvt|7|km}} north-west from the station.

== See also ==
* [[High-speed rail in India]]
* [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
* [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited]]

== References ==
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{{Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR corridor stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Gujarat]]

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Yajant.kumar at 15:18, 9 October 2023