Mumbai, September 20 (IANS). Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav on Saturday inaugurated a 4.88 km tunnel in Thane near Mumbai as an important achievement in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project. Vaishnav stands at a gate of the tunnel and presses the button and breaks the last layer of controlled dynamite, which completed the excavation of about five kilometers. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said on Saturday that an important achievement in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project was achieved today. A tunnel is built under the sea between Mumbai and Thane. The construction of the tunnel between Ghansoli and Shilfata (4.881 km) in Maharashtra, he said that it is an important achievement for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnav pressed the button and broke the last layer of the controlled dynamite explosion, which completed the five -kilometers excavation. Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, who describes it as a ‘historical achievement’, said that the first phase of the high velocity corridor on the Surat-Comprehension Division will begin in December 2027, which will cover in 2028 and Bandra-Kurla complex in 2029. If he talks to the media in Ghansoli near Mumbai, he will say that the bullet train will be a relief to the middle class and the middle class. He said: “Now about 320 km long bridge has been completed in the Mumbai-Ahmedabad project. A fantastic work is going on all stations. The bridges on the rivers are also completed very quickly.” According to the Union Minister, people will be able to get the distance between Mumbai and Ahmedabad per bullet train within two hours and seven minutes, while the distance on the Google Maps app is covered in nine hours. He said services are designed in such a way that a train will leave every half hour in the busy time of the morning and at night. He said that once the entire network is set, a train will be available every ten minutes during the busy time. Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said there is no need for ticket discussion between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, and passengers can come to the station and go on the bullet train. The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) said that the tunnel dug with the new Austrian Tunnel method (WETM) is part of the 21km long underground section between the Bandra Kurla complex (BKC) and Shilfata, which includes a 7 km section under the Thane Creek. NHSRCL said in a statement that the bullet train tunnel now connects the Savali axis to the tunnel portal in Shilfata, which connects it to the air portion of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project. The internal width of the NATM tunnel is 12.6 meters, and it is formed using drilling, explosion, recording work and supporting systems under challenging geological conditions. According to NHSRCL, the next phase will include waterproofing, lining, finishing and equipment installation, while the remaining 16 km tunnel will be built with the help of tunnels feeding machines. The 508 km Lange Mumbai-Ahmedabad velocity Corridor is India’s first bullet train project. -Ians Aks/GKT
Ashwini Vaishnav inaugurated the Bullet Train Tunnel, said, ‘The first phase will start in 2027’
