, ▁Ital fer r ▁and ▁Syst ra ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁a ▁joint ▁Japanese - Ind ian ▁survey ▁team ▁recommended ▁a ▁Sh ink ansen - style ▁system ▁for ▁the ▁M umb ai - Ah med abad ▁line , ▁including ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁Autom atic ▁train ▁control ▁and ▁dedicated ▁tracks . ▁J IC A ' s ▁report ▁recommended ▁construct ing ▁ 6 3 . 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁route ▁an ▁emb ank ment ▁slightly ▁above ▁the ▁ground , ▁ 2 8 . 3 % ▁on ▁st il ts , ▁ 5 . 8 % ▁under ground ▁and ▁ 2 . 2 % ▁on ▁brid ges . ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Rail ways ▁Raj en ▁G oh ain ▁informed ▁Parliament ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁plan ▁the ▁entire ▁cor rid or ▁would ▁be ▁elev ated ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁tracks ▁that ▁were ▁proposed ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁under ground . ▁ ▁The ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Rail ways , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁N IT I ▁A ay og , ▁announced ▁that ▁Sh ink ansen ▁technology ▁would ▁be ▁adopted ▁for ▁the ▁line , ▁with ▁technology ▁transfer ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Make ▁in ▁India ▁programme . ▁Japan ▁would ▁also ▁provide ▁staff ▁training . ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Rail ways ▁fast ▁track ed ▁the ▁project ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁Special ▁Pur pose ▁Ve h icle ▁( SP V