Package C-3 of the Bullet Train project is 135.45 km long and includes viaducts and bridges spanning 24.027 km as well as earth structures of 5.361 km. It also includes 36 bridges and crossings, including 12 steel bridges.
Bullet train work has started in Palghar and Thane districts of Maharashtra. National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) said the work is being done as part of Package-C3 of the Bullet Train project spanning from Shilphata to Jaroli village on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border.
Along with this, it has been informed that the geotechnical investigation of the entire 135 km long stretch is about to be completed. Work has also started on two mountain tunnels in this area and foundation work of ghats has also started at many places. It has been said that casting yards are being developed for full span and segment casting of girders.
Package C-3 of the Bullet Train project is 135.45 km long and includes viaducts and bridges spanning 24.027 km as well as earth structures of 5.361 km. It also includes 36 bridges and crossings, including 12 steel bridges. The project consists of six hill tunnels and one cut-and-cover tunnel as well as important river crossings on the Ulhas, Vaitarna and Jagani rivers. In this section, three bullet train stations will be built at Thane, Virar and Boisar.
National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has started construction of India’s first undersea tunnel of 21 km between underground stations at Bandra-Kurla Complex (in Mumbai) and Shilphata (adjacent to Thane district) as part of the project. Is done. The total cost of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor has been estimated at Rs 1.08 lakh crore. As per the shareholding pattern, the Government of India has to pay Rs 10,000 crore to NHSRCL while the two states involved are Gujarat and Maharashtra.
The journey from Ahmedabad to Mumbai will be completed in 2 hours and 7 minutes.
If the government is to be believed, the speed of the bullet train will be 320 kilometers per hour. The journey between Ahmedabad and Mumbai by bullet train will be completed in 2 hours 7 minutes. Currently, traveling between these two cities takes 9 hours by bus and 6 hours by train. Bullet Train is known as the most ambitious project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People are eagerly waiting for this.