Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor: Construction of 12 river bridges completed in Gujarat

Construction of 12 river bridges for Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor in Gujarat completed, reducing travel time significantly.

“The construction of 12 out of the total 20 river bridges in Gujarat for the 508-km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor has been completed,” officials said on Sunday (November 3, 2024.)

“The 120-metre-long bridge on the Kharera river in Navsari district is the 12th such structure to be recently completed in Gujarat,” the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) said.

The bullet train project covers Gujarat (352 km) and Maharashtra (156 km), with a total of 12 stations planned at Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand/Nadiad, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati.

The train is expected to reduce the travel time between Ahmedabad and Mumbai to around three hours from the current 6-8 hours.

"The bridge on the Kharera river, Navsari district, has been completed on October 29, 2024 for the bullet train project which marks the completion of all nine river bridges between Vapi and Surat bullet train stations (in south Gujarat) of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor," the NHSRCL said in a statement.

“Kharera is one of the tributaries of the Ambika river, which originates from the hills in Vansda taluka in the border area of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The river is located around 45 km from the Vapi bullet train station and 6 km from the Bilimora station,” it said.

“Apart from Kharera, bridges have also been constructed on the Par, Purna, Mindhola, Ambika, Auranga, Kolak, Kaveri and Venganiya rivers between Vapi and Surat. The other bridges which have been completed are on the rivers of Dhadhar (Vadodara district), Mohar and Vatrak (both in Kheda district),” it said.