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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, during a day-long visit to Gujarat, reviewed the progress of Ahmedabad Railway Station redevelopment and the Bullet train project at Anand, and said the bullet train will run at a maximum speed of 350 km per hour.

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, India’s first high-speed rail line, is currently under construction. (File)

Bullet Train: India’s ambitious bullet train project will soon become a reality as around 70 percent of the work has been completed at the Anand-Nadiad high-speed railway station in Gujarat, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Saturday. The minister, who was on a day-long visit to Gujarat, reviewed the progress of Ahmedabad Railway Station redevelopment and the Bullet train project at Anand, and said that the bullet train will run at a maximum speed of 350 km per hour.

“The design and appearance of the station will reflect the culture and heritage of Ahmedabad,” Vaishnaw said, adding that he expects the redevelopment work to be finished in three-and-a-half years.

Ahmedabad Railway Station to feature modern amenities

According to the Western Railway, the redevelopment work of Ahmedabad station was awarded in November 2023 and it is scheduled to be completed by June 2027.

“The project envisages a holistic approach for the integration of heritage monuments and the new City Centre at the station by providing world-class infrastructure in the form of Multimodal Transport Hub (MMTH), sufficient car parking, elevated road network connecting Kalupur ROB and Sarangpur ROB, landscaped plazas and concourse area above the track with passenger amenities,” it said in a press statement.

The Western Railway also said the architecture of the upcoming Ahmedabad station building has been inspired by the Modhera Sun Temple.

The station will feature a 15-acre concourse plaza and a seven-acre mezzanine plaza over the railway tracks, which will have a waiting area for passengers equipped with facilities like toilets, drinking water, food courts, retail shops, kiosks and baby feeding rooms, among others, the Railways said.

“An elevated road network shall decongest the station and will facilitate multimodal integration of railways with National High-Speed Rail Terminal (Bullet Train), metro and bus rapid transport,” it added.

Vaishnaw reviews Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train bridge

After reviewing the station, Vaishnaw visited a 200-m-long steel bridge for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project that will be launched over National Highway 48 near Nadiad.

The 200-meter-long bridge comprises two spans of 100 meters each and will be launched over National Highway 48 (connecting Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai) near Nadiad.

Vaishnaw said the girder of the bridge was made in India with its fabrication components successfully completed at the Salasar plant in Hapur.

“The steel was sourced from leading manufacturers like TATA, JSW, and SAIL, ensuring high-quality material for the project. This highlights India’s self-reliance in infrastructure development and commitment to the Make in India initiative,” he said.

Bullet train to run at 320 kmph

The minister also visited the upcoming Bullet train station at Anand and appreciated the pace of work. “Construction work on about 360-km route has been completed and the remaining work is also going on with great urgency,” he told reporters.

The Bullet train will run at 320 kmph speed on the 508-km-long high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad that will have 12 stations.

When asked about the deadline to start the operation, Vaishnaw said that work was going on with great speed and all efforts were on to start the operation as soon as possible.

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