Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail: Casting of 970 tonne box girder launched
The Hindu
The first trial run of the bullet train between Surat and Bilimora stations was expected to take place by July, 2026
Minister of State for Railways Darshana Jardosh was present on Monday for the launch of the casting of a full span pre-stressed concrete (PSC) box girder to be used for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai high speed rail corridor, popularly called a 'bullet train'.
She said the first trial run of the bullet train between Surat and Bilimora stations was expected to take place by July, 2026.
The casting of the girder was initiated on Monday at a casting yard near Naslipore village here, and it was the second PSC box girder being built for the high speed corridor, said National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), the project's implementing agency.