Vikrant Shekhawat : Apr 13, 2022, 07:45 AM
Japan's high-speed train Shinkansen is being adapted to Indian conditions. The Shinkansen train is being modified according to the temperature, dust and weight of India. National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited Managing Director Satish Agnihotri said that the first trial of bullet train will be started on Surat-Bilimora section of Gujarat by 2026. The first bullet train in the country will run between Mumbai-Ahmedabad.Agnihotri informed that a total of 502 km long high speed corridor is being constructed between Mumbai-Ahmedabad. Out of this, 352 km of track is to be laid within the state of Gujarat. For this 98.7 per cent land acquisition has been completed.Daily report is being sent to the Railway MinisterAfter inspecting the construction work of bullet train project on Surat-Navsari section, Satish Agnihotri told reporters that the work of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious bullet train project is being done on top priority basis. Japan's Ambassador Satoshi Sizuki was also present on the occasion. The work progress report of the project is sent daily to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav. Agnihotri, in response to a question, claimed that the trial of bullet train on Surat-Bilimora (48 km) section would start in December 2026.All contracts being awarded to Indian companiesAgnihotri said that at present 20 thousand people are working in the bullet train project. Soon one lakh people will get jobs in this project. He said that all the projects under Make in India have been awarded to Indian companies. Well foundation work is going on on Narmada Bridge, Mahi Bridge, Tapti Bridge and Sabarmati Bridge. Apart from this, construction work is in various stages at all the eight bullet train stations up to Vapi-Sabarmati.Bullet train will not crashSatish Agnihotri said that bullet train will never crash due to Japan's technical, rolling stock and signal system. This technique is called Crash Avoidance System.A Look at the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail ProjectThe total length of the corridor is 508.17 km.- The maximum speed will be 320 kilometers per hour- It will take 2.07 hours to reach Ahmedabad from Mumbai (with few stops)- will take 2.58 hours with all stopsTotal No. of Stations - 12In Gujarat - 8In Maharashtra - 4These stations will be in Gujarat: Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand/Nadiad, Ahmedabad and Sabarmati- Maharashtra Stations : Mumbai (BKC), Thane, Virar and Boisar03 depots will be constructed, 2 in Surat and Sabarmati in Gujarat while one in Thane in Mumbai100% land has been acquired in Dadra Nagar Haveli68.7 per cent of the land has been acquired in Maharashtra (private-87 per cent, government-92 per cent)- Construction of all 8 stations from Vapi to Sabarmati has started- 118 foundations out of 128 foundations of Surat depot have been completedThe construction work of Passenger Terminal Hub at Sabarmati integrating HSR, Metro, BRT and two Indian Railway stations is expected to be completed by August 2022.