MUMBAI (Metro Rail News): A significant development is unfolding itself in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Rail corridor, with construction of a mountain tunnel being commenced as part of the C4 package. It is situated 1 Km away from Zaroli Village in Umberagaon taluka, Valsad District, Gujarat. It’s the only tunnel in the C4 package of the MAHSR project.
The C4 package entails designing and constructing a 237 Km viaduct connecting Vapi & Vadodara. Out of these, the concerned mountain tunnel stands as the foremost task. Key features of the tunnel are:
- Length: 350 meters
- Diameter: 12.6 meters
- Height: 10.25 meters
- Shape: Single tube horseshoe shape
- Number of tracks: 2
The MAHSR corridor entails seven mountain tunnels built using the New Austrian Tunneling Method. MAHSR will be connecting the two cities, namely Mumbai & Ahmedabad, also reducing the travel time between the both. It is estimated to cost about INR 1.1 lakh Crores.
The C4 package entails four stations: Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch and Surat Depot. The first bullet train is expected to hit the tracks in India by August 2026.
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