INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will cover 12 stations along the routeMumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: The National
High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), implementing the bullet train project in the country, signed a second contract agreement
with infrastructure conglomerate Larsen - Toubro (L-T) for the design and construction of the 88 km long (approximately) viaducts between
Vadodara and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, including the construction of an elevated station at Anand/Nadiad, maintenance depot, and bridges for
the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor on Wednesday, December 16
With this, the NHSRCL has awarded civil contracts for the construction of 92 per cent of high-speed rail corridor alignment in Gujarat,
which is 325 km out of 352 km in the state
(Also Read: Bullet Train Project: Agreement Signed With L-T For India's Biggest Infrastructure Contract )According to NHSRCL, the
agreement also includes five high-speed rail corridor stations namely Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch, and Anand/Nadiad, train depot at
Surat as well as one mountain tunnel of 350 metres
These contracts are likely to provide a boost to the steel and cement industries and its allied supply chains. The total cost of the
32000 crore approximately, according to the organisation. “NHSRCL team has signed two big contracts for the civil works of MAHSR project
As the construction works will soon start, besides the steel and cement industries the local industries, manufactures and allied supply
chains will also get a boost
The construction activities will also create jobs, for which NHSRCL has already started providing construction-related training,'' said Mr
Achal Khare, Managing Director.Earlier, NHSRCL signed a contract agreement with L-T for the 237 km long viaduct between Vapi (Zaroli village
at Maharashtra-Gujarat border) and Vadodara (Gujarat)
This is said to be the country's biggest infrastructure contract for construction and design. The contract involved 47 per cent of the
high speed rail alignment, which includes the construction of four corridor stations and a depot.Once completely implemented and ready for
services, the 508 km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project will operate at a speed of 320 km per hour
It will cover 12 stations along the route, passing through specific regions in Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
The entire distance will be covered in three hours with all stops.
