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New Delhi: The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) or popularly known as the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train project has hit a major milestone with the completion of all nine river bridges between Vapi and Surat, a release said on Sunday. Has attained.
The latest construction is a bridge over the Kharera River in Navsari district of Gujarat. The Kharera Bridge is the twelfth full river bridge out of twenty bridges planned in Gujarat for India's ambitious high-speed rail corridor. The construction work of the bridge ended on 29 October.
About Kharera River Bridge
The Kharera River Bridge has a length of 120 metres, supported by three full-span girders measuring 40-40 metres. The height of its pillars ranges between 14.5 and 19 meters and consists of one circular pier of 4 meters and three of 5 meters in diameter.
The bridge is located between Vapi and Bilimora stations, about 45 kilometers from Vapi and 6 kilometers from Bilimora, and serves as one of the many new crossings over the rivers flowing through the corridor.
Nine full bridges on the Vapi-Surat section span the Kharera, Kolak, Par, Auranga, Purna, Mindhola, Ambika, Kaveri and Vengania rivers, covering several districts including Valsad and Navsari.
In addition, three other river bridges outside this stretch have also been completed: over Dhadhar river in Vadodara district, over Mohar river in Kheda district and over Vatrak river in Kheda district.
A testament to continued progress
The achievement is testament to the continued progress of the 508 km long corridor Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project, which aims to transform high-speed rail travel in India by connecting the country's two largest economic hubs with a maximum speed of 320 kmph. H.
After the completion of the corridor, the distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be reduced to about two hours from the current six-hour journey by conventional rail.
About Bullet Train Project
The Bullet Train project, in partnership with Japan, is a significant step towards the country's infrastructure development and is expected to boost regional connectivity, economic growth and employment in the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra.
MAHSR is a visionary project of the Government that will usher in a new era of safety, speed and service for the people and help Indian Railways become an international leader in scale, speed and efficiency.
The MAHSR project passes through the high growth states of Gujarat and Maharashtra connecting the business hubs of Mumbai, Surat, Vadodara and Ahmedabad. The sanctioned cost of the MAHSR project is Rs 1,08,000 crore.
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