India’s first longest-ever bridge over the Narmada river is set to get completed soon. According to Pramod Sharma, Managing Director, National High-Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL), work on the 1,260-metre-long bridge is already underway, with the goal of completing the project by June 2024.
The bridge in Gujarat’s Bharuch city is set to be the longest on the 508-kilometer Bullet Train corridor.
The trial run for the entire Gujarat section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train corridor will begin in 2026, and passenger services will be available by 2027, according to SC Agnihotri, Managing Director of NHSRCL.
In Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, 100% of civil contracts for the construction of the entire route i.e. 352 km have been awarded to Indian contractors.
The entire route of Ahmedabad- Mumbai bullet train will have 12 stations- eight in Gujarat and four in Maharashtra.
Gujarat’s station includes –Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand/Nadiad, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati, and stations in Maharashtra include Mumbai (BKC), Thane, Virar and Boisar.
While 98.7% and 100% land has been acquired in Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli respectively, only 68.7% of it has been acquired in Maharashtra.
Surat station, with a built-up area of 48,234 Sqm, will be one of the largest in the High-Speed Rail Project.
According to the official, the project has created 20,000 direct jobs and approximately one lakh indirect jobs in the state.