umb ai – Ah med abad ▁section . ▁It ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁have ▁ 3 2 ▁services ▁between ▁M umb ai ▁and ▁Ah med abad . ▁Railway ▁officials ▁also ▁proposed ▁extending ▁the ▁cor rid or ▁up ▁to ▁Bang al ore . ▁ ▁A ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁Under standing ▁( Mo U ) ▁was ▁signed ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁between ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Rail ways ▁and ▁the ▁Société ▁N ationale ▁des ▁Chem ins ▁de ▁Fer ▁Fran çais ▁( SN CF ), ▁the ▁French ▁national ▁rail ways , ▁for ▁technical ▁co operation ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁rail ways . ▁The ▁parties ▁agreed ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁joint ly ▁an ▁" oper ations ▁and ▁development " ▁feas ibility ▁project ▁on ▁the ▁M umb ai – Ah med abad ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁cor rid or . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁SN CF ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁French ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Railway ▁Board ▁decided ▁to ▁drop ▁the ▁M umb ai - P une ▁section ▁and ▁operate ▁the ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁service ▁only ▁between ▁M umb ai ▁and ▁Ah med abad . ▁The ▁Board ▁took ▁the ▁decision ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁constraints , ▁as ▁the ▁g hat ▁section ▁between ▁P une ▁and ▁M umb ai ▁would ▁es cal ate ▁the ▁budget ▁for ▁the ▁project . ▁According ▁to ▁V . A . ▁Male ga on kar , ▁Chief ▁Public ▁Rel ations ▁Officer ▁( PRO