▁full - f led ged ▁meeting ▁at ▁the ▁Railway ▁Ministry ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁week ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁a ▁broad ▁cons ensus ▁on ▁the ▁project , ▁especially ▁between ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁Gu jar at . ▁The ▁meeting ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁represent atives ▁from ▁the ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁Gu jar at ▁govern ments , ▁and ▁the ▁J IC A , ▁and ▁Railway ▁Board ▁officials . ▁At ▁the ▁meeting , ▁officials ▁agreed ▁to ▁begin ▁the ▁line ▁from ▁B K C , ▁and ▁then ▁take ▁it ▁to ▁Th ane ▁and ▁on ward ▁to ▁Vir ar . ▁The ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁government ▁was ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁connecting ▁the ▁line ▁with ▁Bel ap ur ▁as ▁well , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁bring ▁high - speed ▁rail ▁to ▁Nav i ▁M umb ai . ▁However , ▁railway ▁officials ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁Bel ap ur ▁det our . ▁Official s ▁also ▁discussed ▁the ▁need ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁the ▁terminal ▁at ▁B K C ▁would ▁be ▁connected ▁to ▁Line ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁M umb ai ▁Metro , ▁en abling ▁commut ers ▁from ▁South ▁M umb ai ▁to ▁reach ▁B K C . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Nar endra ▁Mod i ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Speed ▁Rail ▁Corporation ▁of ▁India . ▁The ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁R IT ES