The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train train bridge over rivers in Gujarat is likely to be completed by 2024.
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- Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project Bridge over rivers in Gujarat likely to be ready by 2024
- The longest bridge over Narmada river to be completed by June 2024
- The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project is one of the major projects of the Modi government.
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) recently said that the longest bridge on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project which is 1.2 km long over the Narama river in Bharuch is likely to be completed by 2024.
NHSRCL said that all the 20 bridges of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail project falling in Gujarat will be completed by June 2024, reported ANI.
Pramod Sharma, Principal Executive Director, NHSRCL said that with the use of latest technology in the construction of bridges, the construction time will be reduced by almost half.
Officials said on Wednesday that the bullet train will be tested at a speed of 350 kmph, which is equal to the take-off speed of an airplane.
He said the first such test would be between Bilimora and Surat in Gujarat in 2026, followed by other sections. The operating speed of the trains will be 320 kmph.
“It will be a gamechanger for passengers and competition for air travel. Bullet trains will have shorter check-in times, more leg space and, above all, connectivity, which on-board airplanes are denied.”
“We will test at a speed of 350 kmph, but the operating speed will be 320 kmph,” an official said.
Trains will run on special tracks called “Slab Track Systems” known as HSR technology for track construction patented by the Japanese. Officials said that trains running at a speed of 350 kmph would be capable of plying on these tracks.
Sources said the services will come with fares on par with economy-class flights and the free-luggage limit is likely to be higher.
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