The land acquisition for the bullet train connecting Mumbai to Ahmedabad under National High Speed Rail Corridor has been completed.
Physical construction activity has begun in elevated part of the bullet train corridor in Maharashtra. This section comprises a total 135 km from Shilphata near Mumbai till Zaroli village on Maharashtra-Gujarat boundary, a spokesperson from the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited said.
This section is among the most complicated elevated part of the project comprising of six mountain tunnels, 36 crossings including 11 steel bridges and river bridges on Ulhas, Vaitarna and Jagani rivers. The steel bridges are special crossings on roads, railway and Dedicated Freight Corridor.
