Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train: Kim Bridge Completed, 14 Of 21 River Bridges Now Ready In Gujarat

Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail project, India’s first Bullet Train project, achieved another milestone with the completion of the fourteenth out of 21 river bridges planned in Gujarat.

The bridge, built across the Kim River in Surat district, was completed on 15 March.

The 120-metre-long bridge is located between the Surat and Bharuch Bullet Train stations, approximately 30 km from each.

It consists of three full-span girders of 40 metres each, supported by four circular piers, each 4 metres in diameter.

The height of the piers ranges from 12 to 15 metres.

This section between Surat and Bharuch bullet train stations also includes major river bridges on the Tapi and Narmada, which are currently under construction.

With the Kim River bridge now complete, 14 river bridges on the Gujarat portion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor are ready.

The completed bridges are: Par (Valsad district), Purna (Navsari district), Mindhola (Navsari district), Ambika (Navsari district), Auranga (Valsad district), Venganiya (Navsari district), Mohar (Kheda district), Dhadhar (Vadodara district), Kolak (Valsad district), Vatrak (Kheda district), Kaveri (Navsari district), Kharera (Navsari district) and Meshwa (Kheda district)

Gujarat will have a total of 21 river bridges as part of the 508-km Bullet Train corridor, which continues to make steady progress toward completion.

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