Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train: L&T Bags NHSRCL Contract For 157 Km Track Works In Maharashtra, Including Four Stations And Thane Depot

The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has signed an agreement with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Limited for the design, supply, and construction of track and related works for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) corridor in Maharashtra.

The contract also includes testing and commissioning.

The package covers about 157 route km of alignment between the Mumbai bullet train station and Zaroli village on the Maharashtra–Gujarat border.

It also includes track works for four stations and a rolling stock depot at Thane.

Track construction in Gujarat under packages T-2 and T-3 is already progressing on over 200 km of viaduct, and with this award, all three major track construction packages of the MAHSR project have now been entrusted to Indian companies.

India’s first bullet train project will deploy the ballast-less slab track system, similar to the one used in Japan’s Shinkansen network.

The system comprises four components — RC track bed, cement asphalt mortar (CAM), pre-cast track slab, and rails with fasteners — ensuring high precision and durability at speeds exceeding 300 kmph.

To build domestic expertise, the Japan Railway Technical Service (JARTS), under an MoU with NHSRCL, has been training Indian engineers, supervisors, and technicians across 15 specialised modules.

Training has already been imparted to 436 engineers in Gujarat, focusing on track slab manufacturing, RC track bed construction, slab installation, and CAM installation.

A similar initiative will be rolled out in Maharashtra before work commences under this new package.

According to the NHSRCL, which is the implementing agency for the 508 Km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, significant progress has been achieved on multiple fronts of the high-speed rail project as of 8 September.

Viaduct construction has crossed 320 km, while pier works and pier foundations have reached 397 km and 408 km respectively.

The civil works portfolio also includes the completion of 17 river bridges, nine steel bridges, and five pre-stressed concrete bridges.

Noise mitigation measures are being implemented, with nearly four lakh noise barriers installed across a 203 km stretch.

On the track front, about 202 km of track bed construction has been completed, alongside the installation of 1,800 overhead electrification masts covering 44 km of the mainline viaduct.

Tunneling activities are also advancing. Work on the 21 km underground tunnel between Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex and Shilphata is in progress, while excavation is underway on seven mountain tunnels in Palghar district.

Station construction has gathered momentum as well, with superstructure work in Gujarat at an advanced stage, and construction now active on three elevated stations in Maharashtra.

At the Mumbai underground station, base slab casting has begun.

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