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India.com
3 days ago
- Business
- India.com
Not 17 hours, Delhi to Patna in Just 3 hours, Indian Railways likely to launch THIS Train, not Vande Bharat, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, top speed to be...
Image for representational purposes New Delhi: Indian Railways has witnessed major changes in the last 10 years under the Narendra Modi government. From 100 percent electrification of tracks to redevelopment of railway stations, the government has introduced a slew of schemes that have transformed the face of the sector. In the last decade, the government has introduced trains like Vande Bharat, which have made the traveling experience of passengers better and more convenient. The government is now planning to launch a high-speed bullet train between Bihar and Delhi. Capable of reaching speeds of 350 kmph, this advanced rail service is set to cut travel time by an impressive two-thirds, making the journey significantly faster and more convenient. Currently, travelling between these two major cities can take anywhere from 17 hours by train to nearly 9 hours with the faster Vande Bharat Express. Reports suggest that after planning the ongoing Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train initiative, the government is now planning a bullet train on the Delhi-Patna route. The route is likely to cover stations like Buxar, Patna itself, and Gaya. Additionally, the route for construction of elevated track in Bihar for the bullet train has been decided, and reports say that land acquisition for the same will start soon as a team of National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited is going to reach Patna in August. Delhi To Patna Vande Bharat The two cities currently have Vande Bharat operating between them, which reduces the journey to 9 hours. New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Special Express Train number 02252 New Delhi-Patna Vande Bharat Special Express will depart from New Delhi at 07:25 hrs. It will reach Kanpur Central at 12:02 hrs, Prayagraj at 14:08 hrs, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Jn at 15:50 hrs, Buxar at 17:15 hrs and Ara at 18:08 hrs. It will arrive at Patna Junction at 19:00 hrs on the same day. Patna-New Delhi Vande Bharat Special Express On return, train number 02251 Patna-New Delhi Vande Bharat Special Express will depart from Patna at 07:30 hrs. It will arrive at Ara Junction at 08:28 hrs, Buxar at 09:28 hrs, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Jn. at 10:28 hrs, Prayagraj at 12:10 hrs and Prayagraj at 14:18 hrs. It will reach New Delhi at 19:00 hrs on the same day, stopping at Kanpur Central. Preparation to Launch MHHSR Indian Railways is likely to inaugurate the Mumbai-Hyderabad High-Speed Rail (MHHSR) project soon. Once completed, the travel time between Mumbai and Hyderabad—currently 14 to 16 hours—will be reduced to just three hours. According to the reports, the 767-kilometer-long bullet train corridor will connect Mumbai, Pune, and Hyderabad. It will include 11 stations, with the Navi Mumbai International Airport likely to be one of them.
Indian Express
4 days ago
- 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.
Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Business
- Hindustan Times
From ‘diamond' in Surat to ‘mango' in Bilimora, bullet train work picks speed
The quiet of a sunny May afternoon at Antroli on the outskirts of Surat is broken by the metallic whirr of drilling. Standing deep amid lush green fields, is a rhombus-shaped structure—India's first bullet train station on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route that will be readied before year-end. The first 50 km trial run of the high-speed rail (HSR) project between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat will commence early next year while the entire HSR route is expected to get operational by 2029. On Tuesday the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) announced that the ₹1.08 lakh crore project has reached 'a significant construction milestone with the successful completion of 300 km of viaducts'. 'The achievement was marked by the launching of a 40m long full-span box girder near Surat, Gujarat,' said a press release. A viaduct is the girder between two pillars and on which the highspeed rail tracks will be laid. 383 km of foundational pillars have already been laid on the 508 km route between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Earlier this month, Hindustan Times travelled along the route to report on the progress of one of India's most ambitious infra projects. All 12 stations on the bullet train route have been designed thematically to mirror local specialities. The rhombus at Surat—India's largest diamond polishing centre—for instance, resembles an uncut diamond, said an NHSRCL official who asked not to be named. The next station at Bilimora is designed like a mango in a hat tip to the town's famous alphonso and kesar orchards. Likewise, closer to Mumbai, the station at Virar is being built with curvatures that are being likened to the undulations of the Satpura ranges. At Surat, work is on in full swing to complete the tiling work at the station, building its glass façade and laying of the specialised tracks imported from Japan. 'Work at the Surat HSR station is 90% complete,' added the NHSRCL official. The air-conditioned three-storeyed station will house retail spaces, restaurants and ticket counters on the ground floor. The concourse on the first floor will have the security apparatus and office space, including rest and recreational rooms for the loco pilots while the platforms will be on the third floor. The entire station has been designed in silver and pink to resemble the colours of diamonds according to the NHSRCL official. The 425-metre-long platforms are ready to accommodate 16-car Shinkansen train from Japan expected to arrive for trials by 2026. The Surat HSR will cater to both High Speed and Rapid High-Speed trains that will operate in the future. The High-Speed line will halt at all 12 stations on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor and take 2 hours and 27 minutes to complete the journey. The Rapid High Speed train services on the other hand will cover the distance of 508kms in 1 hour 58 mins with limited halts at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. The tracks in Surat rise 30 meters above the ground and are connected to the rolling stock depot about 2 kilometres away from the station where the E5 and E3 Shinkansen trains will be parked in future. Two similar depots are to be set up at Thane and Sabarmati. At the 30-acre depot teams of Japanese trainers are imparting a 45-day crash course to the workforce to track technology. 'They are training the staff about a unique coating of cement, asphalt and mortar called CAM that is critical for running Bullet train on ballast-less tracks. This system is being used for the first time on Indian Railways. All staff working here must pass certain tests to be certified,' explains another NHSRCL official who too asked not to be named. So far 500 personnel from Railways and private contractors have been trained and certified by Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS) and will undergo further training in Japan. Unlike regular rail lines where tracks are clipped with cement concrete sleepers, tracks for bullet train are flat girders over which a mixture of cement, asphalt and mortar (CAM) mixed with other chemicals is poured. When solidified, it takes the shape of track slab and acts as a shock absorber when the high-speed rail runs on it. Metal clips and specialised 'rail turnover prevention device' made of carbon fibre are then used to fasten the actual tracks to these slabs preventing them from getting uprooted in case of derailment. Before the actual rails are affixed to the track slabs, they undergo a special 'magnetic particle inspection', that scans for any invisible anomalies in the welded track. 'As of now we have finished the entire process of laying track slabs, the CAM underneath and tracks above with fittings on 350 meters stretch on the Bilimora-Surat section,' says the first NHSRCL official at the Navsari site. Travelling south on the HSR route, Virar is the first station within Mumbai's extended suburbs. Away from the bustling suburban rail network, the Virar HSR is being built at the foothills of the famous Jivdani Temple hills, on a plateau on the Satpura range with tunnels on its either side. 'The challenging part on this station is the tunnelling work beneath the Jivdani Hills that requires burrowing 2.663kms deep into the ground,' says the second NHSRCL official. Seven tunnels cumulatively 6 km long are being dug along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. Work is also on to build another 21-km-long underground corridor that includes a 7-kms undersea pass below the Thane Creek ahead of the terminus at the Bandra Kurla Complex. This will be the country's first underground rail terminus that will lie ten storeys deep in the ground, atop which will rise a 95-meter-tall building to be leased for commercial establishments, possibly to house an international finance centre that the government of Maharashtra has been working on, says a senior railway official, requesting he not be quoted. There will be a total of 6 platforms at BKC and the station itself, being built at a cost of over ₹3000 crore, will be spread over 4.5 hectares. Around 76% of the excavation work at BKC has been completed. Railway officials say that initially two Shinkansen trains of E5 and E3 series will be sent to India for trials, but the Indian government has already sent a request for the E10 series trains which Japan runs on its network, to India when the bullet train actually starts plying four years from now.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
300 km of viaducts completed for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
The bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad has achieved a significant construction milestone with the completion of 300 km of viaducts, the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) announced on Tuesday (May 20, 2025). 'This achievement was marked by the launching of a 40-metre-long full-span box girder near Surat, Gujarat,' NHSRCL said in a statement. Of the 300 km of the viaduct's superstructure, 257.4 km has been constructed using the Full Span Launching Method (FSLM), including 14 river bridges. An additional 37.8 km has been constructed using the Span by Span (SBS) method, while 0.9 km comprises steel bridges across 10 spans ranging from 60 to 130 metres across seven bridges. Another 1.2 km is built using Pre-stressed Concrete (PSC) bridges with 20 spans between 40 and 80 metres, and 2.7 km has been constructed within station buildings, the statement said. For the 257.4 km of viaduct constructed using FSLM and the 37.8 km using SBS, 6,455 and 925 spans of 40 metres each were deployed, respectively. The project has notably promoted the use of indigenously designed and manufactured equipment, such as straddle carriers, launching gantries, bridge gantries, and girder transporters. 'This marks a first for Indian infrastructure, showcasing India's growing capabilities in high-speed rail technology with support from the Japanese government,' the NHSRCL statement noted. A spokesperson said the adoption of the Full Span Launching Method has 'significantly accelerated construction, as full-span girder erection is up to ten times faster than conventional segmental methods.' Each full-span box girder weighs approximately 970 metric tonnes, while segmental girders are employed selectively in locations where full-span installation is not feasible. To support the scale of construction, 27 dedicated casting yards have been set up along the corridor. Steel bridges are being fabricated in seven workshops across the country - three in Gujarat and one each in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and West Bengal. In an effort to reduce noise pollution, more than 3 lakh noise barriers have been installed along the viaducts. In addition to the viaduct construction, the NHSRCL has completed 383 km of pier work, 401 km of foundation work, and 326 km of girder casting. Track works over the viaducts have also commenced, with approximately 157 track kilometres of Reinforced Concrete track bed construction completed so far in Gujarat. 'Rolling stock depots with modern infrastructure are also taking shape in Maharashtra and Gujarat,' the spokesperson added. 'Stations, which will be integrated with rail and road-based transport systems to provide seamless travel to passengers, are progressing steadily.'
India.com
20-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
300 Km Of Viaducts Completed For Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project
New Delhi: India's first Bullet Train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad has reached a significant construction milestone with the successful completion of 300 km of viaducts. This achievement was marked by the launching of a 40 m long full-span box girder near Surat, Gujarat, according to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) statement. NHSRCL said, "Out of 300 km of superstructure, 257.4 km is constructed through Full Span Launching Method (FSLM) including 14 river bridges, 37.8 km through Span by Span (SBS), 0.9 km steel bridges (10 spans ranging from 60 to 130 m in 7 bridges), 1.2 km PSC bridges (20 spans ranging from 40 to 80 m in 5 bridges) and 2.7 km in station building." For constructing 257.4 km of viaduct through FSLM and 37.8 km of viaduct through SBS, 6455 & 925 spans of 40 m each, respectively, were used. The project has supported the use of indigenously designed and manufactured equipment such as Straddle Carriers, Launching Gantries, Bridge Gantries, and Girder Transporters for construction. This marks a first for Indian infrastructure, showcasing India's growing capabilities in high-speed rail technology with the support of the Japanese government. The adoption of the Full Span Launching Method has significantly accelerated construction, as full-span girder erection is up to ten (10) times faster than conventional segmental methods. Each full-span box girder weighs 970 metric tons. Segmental girders are used selectively in locations where full-span installation is not feasible. To facilitate construction, 27 dedicated casting yards were established along the corridor. Steel bridges are fabricated in seven workshops spread all across the country, three in Gujarat, one each in Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and West Bengal truly exemplifying the spirit of unity of our country. More than 3 lakh noise barriers have been installed along the viaducts to mitigate noise during operations. In addition to the viaducts, the project has also completed 383 km of pier work, 401 km of foundation work and 326 km of girder casting. The thematic Bullet Train stations are rapidly taking shape. These stations will be integrated with the rail and road based transport system to provide seamless travel to passengers. The stations will be equipped with state-of-the-art passenger amenities. Track works over viaducts have also started, and around 157 track km of RC track bed construction has been achieved so far in Gujarat. The rolling stock depots with modern infrastructure are also getting ready in Maharashtra and Gujarat. This milestone is a demonstration of the project's robust planning, cutting-edge engineering, and commitment to the "Make in India" policy.
