India's first bullet train project planned between Mumbai and Ahmedabad has already been shown the red signal. The project that was planned to start from Bandra-Kurla Complex run parallel to the Western Railway all the way to Ahmedabad will face problems as the MMRDA has refused to part with its land at Bandra-Kurla Complex.“We have indeed written to the railways informing them that we will not be able to part with our land at Bandra Kurla Complex. The railways should look for some other alignment,” MMRDA's joint project director Dilip Kawathkar said.The Mumbai-Ahmedabad project is on the priority list of the Modi government and has been projected as India’s first bullet train project. The project is expected to cost around Rs 70,000 crore, as per the latest interim estimates given by Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA).MMRDA officials said the railways could shift the alignment either to Bandra Terminus or Lokmanya Tilak Terminus so that it becomes easier to integrate various modes of transit and make it easier for commuters to changeover. The top speed expected for the corridor was up to 350 kmph. The proposed stations included BKC, Thane, Virar, Surat, Bharuch and Vadodara on Mumbai–Ahmedabad section.The Maharashtra government was originally in favour of connecting the line with Belapur in order to bring high speed rail to Navi Mumbai. However, railway officials were opposed to the Belapur detour. Officials also discussed the need to ensure that the terminal at BKC would be connected to Line 3 of the Mumbai Metro, enabling commuters from South Mumbai to reach BKC. However, now with the MMRDA saying no to BKC, railways will have to keep an alternate alignment in place.Railway officials said that the project already has a back-up plan, but the issue will be discussed at the highest levels before taking a final decision as this is one of government’s flagship projects.