Come ’26, ‘sound walls’ on bullet train route
6 months ago

Come ’26, ‘sound walls’ on bullet train route

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The high-speed rail corridor, being developed between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for running India’s first bullet train at a speed of 260-300 kmph, is getting ready to mitigate noise impact on residential colonies located along the tracks, officials said. The Railways is installing advanced ‘noise barriers’, also called ‘sound walls’, along the bullet train route on a mission mode to reduce noise levels when the bullet trains will start running by 2026, a senior railway official said. According to figures shared by the Western Railway on Thursday, more than 175,000 noise barriers have been installed so far on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train viaduct in Gujarat. And, so far noise barriers have been installed on 87.5 km,” an official said, adding that both sides of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor viaduct will have noise barriers.

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Mumbai-Ahmedabad ’Bullet Train’ Corridor features revealed
1 year, 1 month ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad ’Bullet Train’ Corridor features revealed

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Hindustan Times  

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A Quiet Ride: Concrete Noise Barriers to Cancel Out Sound of Bullet Train Running on Tracks
2 years ago

A Quiet Ride: Concrete Noise Barriers to Cancel Out Sound of Bullet Train Running on Tracks

News 18  

Noise barriers will be installed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail, also known as the bullet train project, in a step to check noise pollution usually generated by trains. “Noise barriers are designed in such a way that they will not obstruct the view for the passengers enjoying the train ride,” the official said. “The viaduct passing through the residential and …

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