Bullet Train Project Gathers Pace: First 40 Metre Girder Launched In Maharashtra

The Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor marked a major milestone on 6 September 2025, as the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) successfully launched its first full-span pre-stressed concrete (PSC) box girder in Maharashtra.

The 40 metre-long structure, weighing around 970 metric tonnes, was installed using the Full Span Launching Gantry (FSLG) at Sakhare village in Dahanu.

Cast as a single unit with 390 cubic metres of concrete and 42 tonnes of steel, these full-span girders allow construction to advance up to 10 times faster than conventional segmental designs.

The Maharashtra stretch spans 156 km, of which 135 km will be elevated, connecting Shilphata to Zaroli.

It includes 2,575 full-span girders, 17 km of segmental girders, 2.3 km of steel bridges, three stations, seven tunnels totalling six km, and extensive earth structures.

Thirteen casting yards are planned along the route, five of which are already operational.

Meanwhile, NHSRCL has floated a tender for multi-modal integration (MMI) and station plaza development at two important stations in the Gujarat section of the corridor — Vadodara and Anand.

The scope covers civil, electrical, and mechanical works, including the creation of plazas, a Channi Road underpass in Vadodara, and foot over bridges for seamless passenger movement.

Conducted under a Design-Build Lump Sum Price model, the bidding will be open only to Indian firms with prior project experience.

The tender process begins on 9 September, with bid submissions from 1–13 November and technical evaluations set for 14 November. A fee of Rs 59,000 and a bid security of Rs 81.55 lakh have been fixed.

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