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India.com
3 days ago
- Automotive
- India.com
India's first-ever bullet train trial for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor begins in this country, set to arrive in India in...
India's First Bullet Train Project, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor, spanning across 508 kilometres, will offer fast connectivity between Maharashtra and Gujarat states in western India. In a landmark move to revolutionize India's railway network, the inaugural Shinkansen bullet trains, integral to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, have entered the trial phase in Japan. This progress represents a significant milestone in India's path toward launching its first high-speed rail corridor. As per a report by The Financial Express, under the Indo-Japanese partnership, Japan will gift India two Shinkansen bullet trains — one each from the E5 and E3 series — for early testing and checks. These high-speed trains, which can run at speeds of up to 320 km/h, are expected to reach India by early 2026. After their arrival, the trains will go through detailed testing to see how well they perform in India's local weather and climate conditions. The trial trains come fitted with advanced inspection systems to check key factors like driving conditions, temperature tolerance, and dust resistance — all of which are important for running bullet trains smoothly in India. As reported by The Japan Times, the information gathered from these tests will also support India in developing its own next-generation E10 series Shinkansen trains under the 'Make in India' initiative. The bullet train project, in partnership with Japan is a significant move towards the country's infrastructure development and is expected to boost regional connectivity, economic development, and employment in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra. MAHSR is a visionary project of the government which will herald a new era of safety, speed and service for the people and help Indian Railways become an international leader in scale, speed and skill. MAHSR project passes through high growth rate States of Gujarat and Maharashtra connecting business centres of Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad. According to news agency ANI report, the sanctioned cost of MAHSR project is Rs 1,08,000 crore As per the official website of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), after starting from Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) area in Maharashtra, the high-speed train running at a speed of 320 km/h will revolutionise intercity travel in the region and will integrate the economies of Mumbai, Vapi, Surat, Anand, Vadodara & Ahmedabad. It will have stops at 10 cities in between namely Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad and will terminate at Sabarmati. The entire journey will be completed in about 2 hours 7 minutes with limited stops (at Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad), which is substantially less than the time taken by conventional trains or road journeys. The design of each of the 12 stations on the MAHSR line will reflect the spirit of the city it is located in.
Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Automotive
- Indian Express
Track laying work on 197-km stretch of bullet train corridor full swing in Gujarat
With a December 2025 deadline set for the first trial run of a section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail bullet train in Gujarat, the track laying work on the train corridor is in full swing. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Tuesday said that track work on nearly 197 kilometre stretch of the Gujarat portion has gained momentum. In a statement on Tuesday, NHSRCL said that the installation of track slab and CAM (Cement Asphalt Mortar) filling have commenced in on the viaduct in Gujarat at different locations, which includes the completion of around 160 kilometres of track bed construction and around 39,500 track slabs cast — equivalent to nearly 197 kilometres of track on the 508 kilometre stretch of the corridor. The NHSRCL said that Flash Butt Welding machine (FBWM) has been used to weld the 25-m long 60 kg rails to form 200-m long panels at the track construction base (TCB) over the viaduct. 'At present, four FBWM are functioning. More than 1543 rail panels (200 m long) have been welded i.e. more than 154 track km of rails… The track installation process is mechanized with cutting edge machinery designed and manufactured in India,' NHSRCL said. 'The Make in India fleet of track construction machinery includes Rail Feeder Car (RFC), track slab laying car and Cement Asphalt Mortar Injection Car,' NHSRCL added. The Rail Feeder Car (RFC) has helped lay 78 kilometres of the track in the Surat and Anand sections by pushing the 200-m long panels over Reinforced Concrete (RC) to lay the temporary track. The Track Slab Laying Car (SLC) — working in the Vadodara and Bilimora section — has been deployed to lay the precast track slabs on the RC track bed. 'After placement of the track slabs on the RC bed, CAM car runs on the other track (i.e. on both UP and DN line temporary track at standard gauge is to be laid). This CAM car mixes the CAM ingredients in designed proportion and thereafter, CAM mix is injected under the slab (in special bags) to maintain the required line and level of the final track. At present, one CAM car each at Bilimora and Vadodara district are functioning,' NHSRCL said.
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Business Standard
19-05-2025
- Automotive
- Business Standard
At ₹4,140 cr, JV led by Siemens lowest bidder for bullet train signalling
The corridor is expected to begin with indigenous bullet trains Dhruvaksh Saha New Delhi Listen to This Article A joint venture (JV) of German major Siemens and Indian infrastructure player Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon (DRA Infra) has emerged the lowest bidder to provide signalling systems for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor – India's first 'bullet train'. According to the government and industry sources in the know, the National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC) -- the central government-owned special purpose vehicle responsible for the project -- opened financial bids from two bidders and declared Siemens-DRA's ₹4,140 crore to be the lowest. The second lowest and the only other bid was made by a JV of French railway
Indian Express
17-05-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Trapped crocodile rescued from the site of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
Volunteers rescued a six-foot crocodile trapped under heavy metal plates at the site of the ongoing construction of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (bullet train) project on Friday. Hemant Vadhwana, who runs a crocodile rescue group in Vadodara, said that his team received a call on Friday afternoon from workers of the L&T Construction company, which is currently working on the bullet train project in Vadodara city. The workers informed the rescue group that a crocodile had been spotted under the metal plates kept inside a pit at a site near the Vadsar bridge, close to the Vishwamitri River flowing through the area. Vadhwana said, 'When we rushed to the spot, we saw that the crocodile was stuck in a 25-foot deep pit, which was full of sludge… It was possibly stuck in the pit for a few days after the rains witnessed in Vadodara last week, but it is also likely that it could have been there longer… It went unnoticed as the pit was flooded. As the water receded, the crocodile was spotted by the workers. Although the metal plates have been in the pit for over a year, since the crocodile was healthy and fine, we can infer that it was there for a week to a fortnight.' Vadhwana said that the rescue was challenging as the crocodile was covered in mud and difficult to remove from under the plates. He further said, 'It took us three hours to bring it out from under the metal plates. The muck in the pit made it extremely challenging to rescue the crocodile from under the metal plates… we had to take the help of a crane to lift it and remove it from the pit as it was covered in muck and could not be manually removed.' The crocodile was handed over to officials of the Vadodara social forestry department for rehabilitation and release.
