(Metro Rail News): On 30th November, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw examined the Slab Track system of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project at Kim Village in Surat, Gujarat.
The railway Minister also highlighted the significance of the slab track system in the Bullet Train Project and outlined the skilled work which is being done with ultra precision in manufactured facilities.
About J Slab Track System:
A slab track system is a ballastless track in which railway track infrastructure uses a rigid concrete or asphalt construction. For the Mumbai -Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, NHSRCL is implementing the J slab track system which has been taken from the Japanese High-Speed Railway known as the Shinkansen, due to its feature of reducing noise and vibration.
The concrete slabs used in India’s first Bullet Train project are approximately 2,200 mm wide, 4,900 mm long, and 190 mm thick with a weight of 3.9 tons.
Development of Slab Track System in India:
The slab manufacturing factory was established near Surat marking a major milestone in India’s development in the first high-speed rail infrastructure. It is located in Kim Village due to the efficient logistics and timely delivery of track slabs for the bullet train project.
The track slab facility at Kim Village features the capacity to roll out 120 slabs per day and it can store up to 10,000 slabs.
