Construction of the first reinforced concrete (RC) track bed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project started in Surat on August 31, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
The National High Speed Rail Corridor Limited (NHSRCL) track system is the same as that of the Japanese Shinkansen bullet train. The J-slab ballastless track system is being used for the first time in India, the Ministry of Railways stated.
Contracts for the track works in the entire Gujarat section of the project have been awarded, and material procurement for track works is currently at an advance stage. Over 14,000 metric tonnes of JIS rails and 50 moulds for casting track slabs have already been received from Japan, the spokesperson said.
