Infrastructure

Sabarmati Depot Design Agreement Signed For Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

Arun Kumar DasDec 23, 2022, 10:44 AM | Updated 10:44 AM IST
Depot for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project

Depot for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project


The design of the facility is based on Shinkansen maintenance facilities at Sendai and Kanazawa in Japan.


The contract agreement ceremony was attended by NHSRCL Managing Director Rajendra Prasad, Director Rolling Stock Vijay Kumar, along with other Directors, officials from the Embassy of Japan, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Government of Japan, JICC and JICA.



The depot will have all safety features to ensure safe and reliable maintenance of high-speed trainsets.

In order to provide a safe and healthy work environment, the depot will have latest architectural features like proper ventilation, noise and dust suppression, safety features, facility of rain water harvesting, natural lighting in addition to LED based artificial lighting systems and provision to install solar panels on the roof of sheds and buildings in future.


The Sabarmati workshop and depot will be an optimally designed facility including the buildings and sheds. The preparatory works for the construction of the facility are already in progress under another package.

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