NHSRCL's Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project advances with first steel bridge in Gujarat's Surat financialexpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from financialexpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The first steel bridge built by NHSRCL for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor spans over 70 metres in length, across National Highway 53 in Surat, Gujarat.
A total of seven tunnels are proposed to be made on the 508-km route between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for the Bullet Train and the work for the second one will start very soon.
On Thursday, the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project saw a historic breakthrough with the completion of the first mountain tunnel MAHSR corridor. This remarkable accomplishment was realized within a short span of just 10 months., Ahmedabad News, Times Now
"The comprises a tunnel, a tunnel portal, and other connecting structures like a tunnel entrance hood. The 350-metre long tunnel has a diameter of 12.6 metres and a height of 10.25 metres. The single tube horseshoe-shaped tunnel will have two high-speed train tracks passing through it," it said. Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Breakthrough in First Mountain Tunnel Achieved in Valsad in Gujarat.