Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: Bids were invited for the civil and infrastructure work on the Vadodara corridor, which includes double high-speed rail line and the Vadodara station
Updated Mar 12, 2021 | 20:35 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe on September 14, 2017 had laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh crore ($17 billion) bullet train project. NHSRCL signs MoU with Japanese firm for track work of Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project
New Delhi: The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Friday signed an MoU with a Japanese firm for track work of the 237-km stretch between Vadodara and Vapi in Gujarat for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
The Japan Railway Track Consultant Co. Limited (JRTC) will provide the detailed design and drawing of major HSR track components like RC track bed, track slab arrangement and continuous welded rail (CWR) forces and other essentials to the railways, according to a statement.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: NHSRCL Signs MoU With Japanese Firm For Designs Of High-Speed Rail Track Works
by Swarajya Staff - Mar 12, 2021 11:34 AM
A bullet train (Photo via NHRSCL Website)
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Friday (12 March) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a Japanese firm for track works of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project.
The NHSRCL is the implementing agency for the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, also known as the bullet train project.
The agency signed the MoU with Japan Railway Track Consultant Company (JRTC) for the designs of High-Speed Rail track works for the T2 package (237 km between Vadodara to Vapi in Gujarat) of the project.
Highlights
Nine companies have participated.
Bullet trains are expected to run at 320 km per hour.
New Delhi: The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) on Saturday (March 6) said that it has opened two technical bids for construction or building of bridges for the 508 km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor in the state of Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Nine companies have participated in technical bids for construction or building of bridges.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe had on September 14, 2017 laid the foundation stone for the ambitious Rs 1.08 lakh crore ($17 billion) bullet train project.
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