Bullet Train Project timeline and date of completion can be defined after all work allocation said Indian Railways

Bullet Train Project: 'National High Speed ​​Rail Corporation Limited' (NHSRCL), which is constructing the bullet train corridor, has said in response to an RTI application that the completion date of the entire 508 km long bullet train project will be estimated only after allotment of all the works. can be done. However, a senior official associated with the project said that progress on the bullet train project is continuing and 163 km of 'viaduct', 302 km of 'pier' and 323 km of 'foundation' have been constructed.

Trial run between Surat and Bilimora will start in 2026- Railway official

He said, “A total of 35 kilometers of 'viaduct' has been handed over for track works. 100 percent tender has been awarded for civil works of the entire corridor and tender for track works in Gujarat. The trial run between Surat and Bilimora in Gujarat will begin in 2026.'' According to NHSRCL sources, the first civil contract for the Maharashtra portion was awarded in March 2023, as a large portion of the land required for the project is available in Maharashtra. was not.

Answer was sought from Railways through RTI application

Madhya Pradesh resident Chandrashekhar Gaur, through an RTI application, wanted to know from the Railways whether NHSRCL is in a position to tell the last date of completion of the entire project. To this, NHSRCL replied, “The date of completion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed ​​Rail Project can be estimated after all the tenders/packages are allotted.”

100-percent land acquisition completed for Bullet Train project

The project was started in 2017 and was initially estimated to be completed by December 2023 but land acquisition issues and the Covid pandemic slowed down its progress. The Railway Ministry has officially announced that the work on the 50 km stretch between Surat and Bilimora in the first phase of the project will be completed by August 2026. It had also announced in January 2024 that 100% land acquisition for the project had been done. NHSRCL also said in response to the RTI application that the railway tracks have not been laid yet, however, by April 6, 2024, the work of building 'viaduct' (bridge) on a total of 157 km long route has been completed.

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had given an update regarding the Bullet Train project.

Giving information about the progress of work on the corridor of the Bullet Train Project, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav had posted on 'X' on March 28 that the work of building 295.5 km 'pier' and 153 km 'viaduct' has been completed. An expert associated with the project said, “Piers are big pillars erected on the ground. Viaduct is made by placing girders on these.

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