Connectivity

This page records how you actually reach Dholera and how that is changing: the 109 km expressway that opened in March 2026, the railway line the central cabinet approved in May 2026, and every other proposed link to Ahmedabad. Isolation has been the standard criticism of the region, so these are the entries that answer it.

01Connectivity: every entry, newest first

10 July 2026REPORTEDConnectivity

Gadkari said work on extending the Dholera expressway to Bhavnagar starts within three months

DeshGujarat reported on 10 July 2026 that the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, said at a review meeting in Gandhinagar that work on extending the Ahmedabad to Dholera expressway onwards to Bhavnagar will begin within the next three months.

29 May 2026REPORTEDConnectivity

More than twenty firms turned up to Western Railway's pre-bid meeting for the Dholera semi high-speed line

DeshGujarat reported on 29 May 2026 that Western Railway held a pre-bid meeting with prospective bidders for the Sarkhej to Dholera semi high-speed broad gauge double line, attended by more than 20 firms from civil, electrical and signalling backgrounds, with the chief administrative officer for construction saying EPC tenders would be floated soon.

13 May 2026DURABLEConnectivity

Cabinet approves Ahmedabad-Dholera semi-high-speed rail: Rs 20,667 crore, about 134 km, target 2030-31

The CCEA approved the Ahmedabad (Sarkhej)-Dholera semi-high-speed rail on 13 May 2026: roughly Rs 20,667 crore for an approximately 134 km double line connecting Ahmedabad, Dholera SIR, the airport and Lothal, with completion targeted up to 2030-31.

31 March 2026REPORTEDConnectivity

Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway opens: 109 km, greenfield, access-controlled

The 109 km Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway (NH-751) was reported inaugurated by the Prime Minister on 31 March 2026 and is operational, cutting the drive from roughly two hours to somewhere between 40 minutes and an hour depending on the source.

27 February 2026DURABLEConnectivity

The Ahmedabad to Dholera expressway was open to the public for testing a month before it was inaugurated

A Press Information Bureau release of 27 February 2026 from the road transport ministry states that the expressway had been opened to the public for testing purposes while final operational readiness was assessed, five weeks before the inauguration on 31 March 2026.

10 November 2025DURABLEConnectivity

DICDL spent Rs 28.07 lakh on the Bhimnath rail line, and the accounting says who is really building it

DICDL's 2024-25 accounts record Rs 28.07 lakh spent on the Bhimnath to Dholera rail line during the year, reimbursed from the state budget through DSIRDA, with the project taken up by the zonal railways and no separate company formed for it.