The Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project, which is expected to be delayed by four years from its original December 2023 deadline, has completed 26% of the work, the railway minister said.
The ministry shared the update on Twitter, saying that as of February 28, 2023, there was a total of 26.33 percent physical progress. It mentioned that Maharashtra had completed 13.72 percent of the total work. Gujarat, on the other hand, had completed more than 52 percent of the construction work and has a current overall completion rate of 36.93 percent.
According to the Ministry of Railways, 257.06 km of piling work has been completed and up to 155.48 km of pier work. It also stated that 37.64 km of girders had been launched to support the structure.
So far, over 8,000 trees have been transplanted and 83,600 seedlings planted for the project.
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Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Train Project| 5 points
1. The Mumbai-Ahmedabad line is the country’s only approved high-speed rail project. The Japanese government supports the implementation of the project.
2. According to the operational plan, high-speed trains will run on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor at a speed of 320 kilometers per hour over a distance of 508 kilometers and 12 stations. There will be 35 trains per day/one way, running every 20 minutes during peak hours and every 30 minutes off-peak.
This route will be covered in 1 hour and 58 minutes with a service with limited stops (in Surat and Vadodara) and in 2 hours and 57 minutes with a service with all stops. The operational control center of the MAHSR corridor will be located in Sabarmati.
3. The bullet train promises to be whisper-quiet: On the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor, noise barriers are installed next to the viaduct to reduce the noise of the train without blocking the passengers’ view.
4. Built at estimated cost of estimated cost of €1,10,000 crore, 92 percent of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will be increased, the Ministry of Railways said.
5. Another high speed train project between Varanasi and Delhi is currently under consideration with a feasibility study underway to design routes with as few curves as possible.
The planned 985-kilometer Varanasi-Delhi bullet train corridor will include at least 13 stations including Delhi, Noida, Jewar Airport, Agra, Mathura, New Etawah, South Kannauj, Lucknow, Ayodhya, Rae Bareli, Prayagraj, New Bhadohi and Varanasi. .
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