Ahmedabad ( Metro Rail News): The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) project has achieved a major milestone with the casting of 5,169 girders. Recently, two key casting yards, located in Vadodara and Vapi, have each produced 1,000 Full Span Box Girders (FSBG). The girders measure – 40 metres in length and weigh 970 metric tons.
Casting yards
The girders have been cast in the casting yards at Vadodara and Vapi. Each yard successfully produced 1,000 full-span box Girders (FSBG). The project MAHSR operates 11 casting yards equipped with machinery and technologies made in India, promoting the “Make in India” initiative.
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor
Out of the 508-kilometre bullet train corridor, the section within Gujarat and the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli covers a distance of 352 km. It features 290 km of the viaduct by full-span launching (FSLM) route with 17 steel bridges, eight stations, a 250 m tunnel and other civil structures.
Currently, 213 km of viaduct have been completed in Gujarat, including both SBS (span by span) and FLSM launching.
The first section of the MAHSR corridor will likely become operational by August 2026 in Gujarat. For more details, visit our page to learn about all the recent developments witnessed by the bullet train project, which is expected to be completed by 2026.
