New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): The electrification work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train hall has begun, with the primary two metal masts erected on the viaduct at a peak of 14m from the bottom stage in between Surat- Bilimora Bullet Train Stations in Gujarat.
As per the official assertion of National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd., in whole, over 20,000 masts, starting from 9.5 to 14.5 meters in peak, might be put in alongside the hall. These masts will help the Overhead Equipment (OHE) system, together with overhead wires, earthing techniques, fittings, and related equipment, forming the whole 2×25 kV overhead traction system for the MAHSR hall appropriate to run the Bullet prepare.
Promoting the ‘Make in India’ coverage, these OHE masts conforming to Japanese customary design and specs are manufactured in India and would help the overhead traction system for high-speed trains.
On January 13, the development of a 210-meter-long pre-stressed concrete (PSC) bridge, a part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project, was accomplished over National Highway-48 at Dabhan village close to Nadiad in Kheda district of Gujarat.
Completed on January 9, 2025, this bridge is located between the Anand and Ahmedabad bullet prepare stations. The bridge has been constructed utilizing the Balanced Cantilever Method, which is used for bigger spans, in line with National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd.
It includes 72 precast segments and options 4 spans with configurations of 40 meters 65 meters 65 meters 40 meters.
Several developments have been achieved in varied elements of the high-speed rail undertaking. A complete of 253 kilometre of viaduct work has been accomplished, together with 290 kilometre of girder casting and 358 kilometre of pier development.
Bridges over 13 rivers and 5 metal bridges have been accomplished.
Noise obstacles have been put in over roughly 112 kilometre and observe development has commenced at a number of places in Gujarat.
A 21-kilometer tunnel between Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Thane in Maharashtra is at present beneath development.
In Palghar district, Maharashtra, seven mountain tunnels are being developed utilizing the New Austrian Tunneling Method (NATM). One mountain tunnel has been accomplished in Valsad district, Gujarat.
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) undertaking passes by excessive progress price states of Gujarat and Maharashtra connecting enterprise centres of Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad. The undertaking Economic Internal Rate of Return (EIRR) as per feasibility research carried out by JICA was estimated to be 11.8 per cent. (ANI)