Bullet train project speeds up with completion of 50 km of viaduct, 180 km of pier works construction
1 year, 11 months ago

Bullet train project speeds up with completion of 50 km of viaduct, 180 km of pier works construction

The Hindu  

After facing a delay of nearly five years, the work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor is speeding up, with the completion of the construction of 50 kilometres of viaduct and 180 kilometres of pier works, said Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw. Building the rail corridor involves work along an alignment of 352 km passing through eight districts of Gujarat and Dadra Nagar Haveli, and contracts for building bridges, stations and tracks have been awarded over the period of two years beginning October 28, 2020. “Construction work has started in full swing all along the alignment passing through eight districts of Gujarat and Dadra Nagar Haveli. “Also technical bids for completing the alignment along the 135 km stretch in Maharashtra including works on three stations – Thane, Virar and Boisar – have been opened on April 12,” the status report mentions.

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Make in India steel bridge for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train nears completion
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Make in India steel bridge for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train nears completion

India Today  

India’s first bullet train corridor, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, is currently in the process of completing a significant ‘Make in India’ steel bridge that is 200 meters long. This steel bridge is located in Gujarat, Nadiad, close to National Highway 48, which is a major road linking Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai. This steel bridge represents India's various efforts relating …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Know all about 21-km-long India's first undersea tunnel
2 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Know all about 21-km-long India's first undersea tunnel

India TV News  

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: India is on the brink of a transformative milestone with its first undersea rail tunnel, a key feature of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, commonly known as the bullet train project. Earlier on January 18, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the work of the undersea tunnel and expressed satisfaction at the "good progress" on the …

Electrification work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor begins
2 months, 1 week ago

Electrification work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor begins

Op India  

The electrification work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor has begun, with the first two steel masts erected on the viaduct at a height of 14m from the ground level in between Surat- Bilimora Bullet Train Stations in Gujarat. As per the official statement of National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd., in total, over 20,000 masts, ranging from 9.5 to 14.5 …

Bullet train: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects slab track system | Check update on mega project
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Bullet train: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspects slab track system | Check update on mega project

India TV News  

Bullet train project: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday inspected the slab track system for the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, in Kim village, Surat, Gujarat. Earlier, on November 20, Vivek Kumar Gupta, MD, National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited, inspected the Track Construction Base and the Bilimora Bullet Train station construction sites in Navsari district to review the ongoing work …

Gujarat news: Under-construction bullet train bridge collapses in Anand, three workers dead
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gujarat news: Under-construction bullet train bridge collapses in Anand, three workers dead

Live Mint  

Gujarat Bullet Train Bridge Collapse: In a tragic incident, three workers were killed and another is feared trapped under debris when an under-construction bridge at the site of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor project of the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited collapsed at Rajupura village near Vasad in Gujarat's Anand district on Tuesday. The bridge, a part of the …

Bullet Train: Narmada Bridge Not Too Far, 4 Foundations To Surpass Height Of Qutub Minar, Says NHRSCL
7 months ago

Bullet Train: Narmada Bridge Not Too Far, 4 Foundations To Surpass Height Of Qutub Minar, Says NHRSCL

News 18  

The construction of the Narmada River bridge in Gujarat is rapidly advancing as part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor, with 19 of the 25 well foundations ready and the beginning of the erection of the superstructure. The bridge’s design, featuring 24 spans and circular piers up to 18 meters high, is set to be a significant milestone in the …

How much has Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project been completed? Here is the update
7 months, 1 week ago

How much has Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project been completed? Here is the update

India TV News  

The construction of the bridge over the Vatrak River in the Kheda district of Gujarat for the Bullet Train project has been completed. In June the construction of a bridge over the Dhadhar river was reported to be completed, taking the dream of running the country's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad closer to fruition. Replying to a question …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end

The Hindu  

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project, is expected to begin operations in Gujarat by 2027 end and will later be extended to Maharashtra, according to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited. The first phase of operations is likely to begin ahead of the Gujarat Assembly election, which is due in 2027 with the term of …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Construction of bridge on Dhadhar river in Gujarat completed
9 months, 1 week ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: Construction of bridge on Dhadhar river in Gujarat completed

India TV News  

In the latest update on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, the construction of a bridge on Dhadhar river has been completed. The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd said the work is being carried out as part of package C3 of the bullet train project extending from Shilphata to Zaroli village on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border. The main features of Dhadhar River …

Bullet train completion depends on awards of all tenders: Indian Railways
11 months ago

Bullet train completion depends on awards of all tenders: Indian Railways

India TV News  

The Indian Railways has said that it is unable to assess the completion date of the highly awaited, country’s first bullet train project because all work tenders have not been awarded yet. Chandra Shekhar Gaur from Madhya Pradesh sought the details from National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited about the estimated date for the completion of the whole project through an …

’Bharat’s first ballastless track...’: Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update on high-speed train track
1 year ago

’Bharat’s first ballastless track...’: Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update on high-speed train track

Live Mint  

Sharing a video of India’s first ballastless track for Bullet Train, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited has not only completed the viaduct work on 153 km stretch of the ambitious Bullet Train project but has also completed the 295.5 km of pier work on the 508-km-long corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad …

When will bullet train begin services in India? Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update
1 year ago

When will bullet train begin services in India? Ashwini Vaishnaw shares update

Hindustan Times  

Railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said that the first Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is “progressing very well”, adding that the first corridor will integrate economies. At an event hosted by NDTV, Vaishnaw said that the bullet train project needed to be seen from the perspective of integrating the economies. The minister had triggered a blast to build a shaft …

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

Mumbai-Ahmedabad ’Bullet Train’ Corridor features revealed

Live Mint  

Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, on Monday took to microblogging platform X to share an animated video of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor also known as 'Bullet train.' Captioning it “Stay tuned for #BulletTrain in Modi 3.0!”, Vaishnaw's post ahead of the upcoming elections, seemed like yet another poll promise in the Indian railways, …

India's first bullet train section to be ready by August 2026: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
1 year, 4 months ago

India's first bullet train section to be ready by August 2026: Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

India TV News  

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said the first bullet train section in India under The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited - a 50km stretch between Bilimora and Surat in Gujarat - will be completed in August 2026. Bullet train project: 100 km of viaducts, 230 km pier work completed On November 24, Vaishnaw gave an update on the under-construction …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: 250 km pier, 100 km viaduct construction completed
1 year, 4 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: 250 km pier, 100 km viaduct construction completed

Hindustan Times  

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, overseeing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor project, shared an update on Thursday saying that 100 km of viaducts and 230 km of pier work was completed for the corridor. Works of first river bridge on bullet train corridor gain momentum The milestone of constructing 100 km of viaducts has been achieved through launching …

L&T Construction bags order for Mumbai- Ahmedabad high-speed rail project
1 year, 8 months ago

L&T Construction bags order for Mumbai- Ahmedabad high-speed rail project

Live Mint  

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited has awarded L&T Construction order worth more than ₹7,000 crore for the Mumbai Ahmedabad high-speed rail project. With this last tender, all civil contracts for the Mumbai -Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor have been awarded, the release by NHSRCL said on 20 July. The approximately 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project also called the …

L&T to construct Thane, Virar and Boisar stations of high-speed rail line
1 year, 8 months ago

L&T to construct Thane, Virar and Boisar stations of high-speed rail line

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The construction of Thane, Virar and Boisar stations of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail will start soon. The works will also include construction of the three stations, six tunnels and the longest bridge of 2km over Vaitarna River on this high-speed rail line. “With this, all three civil packages within Maharashtra that include construction of BKC station, 21 km-long tunnels, …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Construction in High Speed: 3 River Bridges Built in a Month
1 year, 8 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Construction in High Speed: 3 River Bridges Built in a Month

News 18  

Making significant progress, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited has constructed three river bridges in a period of one month for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail, also known as the bullet train project. ​In total, there will be 24 river bridges on the MAHSR corridor in Gujarat and Maharashtra, of which 20 are in Gujarat and four are in Maharashtra. In …

Bullet Train: NHSRCL Signs Contract to Build India’s First Undersea Rail Tunnel in Maharashtra
1 year, 9 months ago

Bullet Train: NHSRCL Signs Contract to Build India’s First Undersea Rail Tunnel in Maharashtra

News 18  

A tunnel measuring 21 km, including 7 km of India’s first undersea rail tunnel, will be built by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor or the bullet train project. Three tunnel boring machines will be used to make about 16 km of the tunnel portion and the remaining 5 km will be through …

What is status of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train? Railways ministry shares update
2 years ago

What is status of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train? Railways ministry shares update

Hindustan Times  

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, which is anticipated to be delayed by four years from its original deadline of December 2023, has 26% of the work finished, railways minister informed. Rail ministry stated that in Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, 37.64 Km girders to support the structure had been launched. According to the operational plan, high-speed trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed …

Works of first river bridge on bullet train corridor gain momentum
2 years, 2 months ago

Works of first river bridge on bullet train corridor gain momentum

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The first river bridge on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor is just four pillars away from completion. Works of first river bridge on bullet train corridor gain momentum The bridge being constructed over Par river in Valsad will be 320 metre-long. Meanwhile, on January 23-24, a high-level Japanese delegation led by Masafumi Mori, special advisor to the prime minister …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train: Construction of Modi's dream project in full swing | Exclusive
2 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train: Construction of Modi's dream project in full swing | Exclusive

India TV News  

Modi government's dream project of India's first bullet train is now moving towards reality. Image Source : INDIA TV Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project is currently under construction. Bullet train stations in Gujarat Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Sabarmati Bullet train stations in Maharashtra Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar To take stock of the construction work, India TV's team reached …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train update: NHSRCL casts first full height pier for high speed rail network
3 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train update: NHSRCL casts first full height pier for high speed rail network

India TV News  

Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train update: NHSRCL casts first full height pier for high speed rail network NHSRCL Spokesperson Sushma Gaur said the NHSRCL took a significant step forward in its construction work by casting the first full height pier near Gujarat's Vapi at Chainage 167 on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor which will run through 12 stations connecting Maharashtra, Dadar …

Connectivity on Paper: Collapsing, Pending Bridges Point to Jerks in Bihar's Infrastructure Journey
4 years, 5 months ago

Connectivity on Paper: Collapsing, Pending Bridges Point to Jerks in Bihar's Infrastructure Journey

News 18  

While poll-bound Bihar’s demands have moved beyond Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s age-old poll promise of ‘bijli, paani aur sadak’ ; collapsing bridges, unconstructed sanctioned projects and the urgency to launch new ones point towards hidden cracks in the state’s 15-year-old ‘sushasan’. In an exclusive conversation with News18, Bihar’s Road Construction Minister Nand Kishore Yadav said that the focus of the …

Vajpayee to Modi and delays in between: All you need to know about India’s longest rail cum road bridge
6 years, 3 months ago

Vajpayee to Modi and delays in between: All you need to know about India’s longest rail cum road bridge

Op India  

Today prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bogibeel bridge over the Brahmaputra river in Assam. This is around 100 km away from India’s longest bridge, the 9.76 km long Dhola-Sadiya bridge over the Lohit river, one of the three rivers that form the Brahmaputra river. The initial sanction cost for the bridge was ₹3,230 crore, which includes land acquisition, …

No compromise on 'quality, parameters', bullet train work on in full swing
6 years, 6 months ago

No compromise on 'quality, parameters', bullet train work on in full swing

Deccan Chronicle  

Vadadora: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed project training centre in Vadodara - the heart of India's bullet train project - has completed 15-20 per cent of its work. The centre in Lal Bagh area is part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-Speed Rail project and the people involved in the project say that work is in full swing and they are ensuring that …

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: 80% work of designing of bridges and tunnels done, says official
7 years ago

Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train: 80% work of designing of bridges and tunnels done, says official

Firstpost  

The work on country’s first high speed bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai is on in full swing with designing of bridges and tunnels progressing well Shimla: The work on the country’s first high speed bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai is on in full swing with the designing of bridges and tunnels progressing well, a senior official has said. …

Modi, Abe to lay foundation for bullet train project on September 14
7 years, 6 months ago

Modi, Abe to lay foundation for bullet train project on September 14

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart from Japan Shinzo Abe will lay the foundation for the country’s first high-speed train project — Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train — on September 14th in Ahmedabad. According to the details of the project, the Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail will be passing through two States, Maharashtra 155.642 km and Gujarat 350.530 km and one …

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