New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday, introduced the set up of the primary 14-meter-high electrical masts between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat, as a part of India’s bold Bullet Train venture.
In a put up on X, Vaishnaw wrote, “The first electrical masts (14 m high) were installed between Surat and Bilimora for the bullet train project.”The electrification work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train hall started on Thursday, with the primary two metal masts erected on the viaduct at a peak of 14m from the bottom degree in between the Surat-Bilimora Bullet Train Stations in Gujarat.
As per the official assertion of the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd., in whole, over 20,000 masts, starting from 9.5 to 14.5 meters in peak, will likely 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 practice.
Promoting the ‘Make in India’ coverage, these OHE masts conforming to Japanese commonplace 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 practice stations. The bridge has been constructed utilizing the Balanced Cantilever Method, which is used for bigger spans, based on the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd.
It contains 72 precast segments and options 4 spans with configurations of 40 meters 65 meters 65 meters 40 meters.
Several developments have been achieved in numerous parts of the high-speed rail venture. A complete of 253 kilometres of viaduct work has been accomplished, together with 290 kilometres of girder casting and 358 kilometres of pier development.
Bridges over 13 rivers and 5 metal bridges have been accomplished. Noise limitations have been put in over roughly 112 kilometres and observe development has commenced at a number of places in Gujarat. (ANI)