The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project advanced with the successful launch of the second 100-metre span of a 2 X 100 m long steel bridge over NH-48, which connects Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai, near Nadiad, Gujarat, for the Bullet Train project.
The initial 100-metre span for this bridge was completed in April 2025, marking it as the ninth of the planned 17 steel bridges in Gujarat. This particular bridge, consisting of two spans of 100 metres each, weighs approximately 2,884 metric tonnes and stands 14.6 metres tall and 14.3 metres wide.
This 200-metre steel bridge incorporates around 114,172 Tor-Shear Type High Strength (TTHS) bolts, a C5 system painting, and elastomeric bearings. It was assembled on temporary trestles at a height of 14.9 metres and was moved into position using an automatic system with two semi-automatic jacks, each capable of lifting 250 tonnes, along with mac-alloy bars.
In total, there are 28 steel bridges planned for the entire Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor, with 11 located in Maharashtra and 17 in Gujarat.
Steel bridges completed in Gujarat so far:
| Sr.No | Location | Length of the Steel Bridge (in metres) | Weight of the Steel Bridge (in MT) |
| 1 | Across National Highway 53, Surat | 70 | 673 |
| 2 | Over the Vadodara-Ahmedabad main line of Indian Railways, near Nadiad | 100 | 1486 |
| 3 | Over the Delhi-Mumbai National Expressway, near Vadodara | 230 (130 + 100) | 4397 |
| 4 | Near Silvassa in Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 100 | 1464 |
| 5 | Over Western Railways, Vadodara | 60 | 645 |
| 6 | Over two DFCC Tracks and two Western Railways tracks, Surat | 100, 60 | 2040 |
| 7 | Over two DFCC tracks, near Vadodara | 70 | 674 |
| 8 | Over the DFCC tracks near Bharuch | 100 | 1400 |
| 9 | Over NH-48, near Nadiad | 2 × 100 | 2884 |
The Mumbai -Ahmedabad Bullet train project is a 508.17 km under construction High Speed Rail line that will connect Mumbai, Maharashtra, with Ahmedabad, Gujarat through 12 stations.
Stations: Mumbai (Bandra Kurla Complex), Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand/Nadiad, Ahmedabad, and Sabarmati
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Still work is going on….
Doing well and continuing, whenever works would be this complete , each beneficiary in future