Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: The Japanese firm will provide rail track components
The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), executing the country’s first bullet train project, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday, March 12, with Japan Railway Track Consultant Co. Limited (JRTC) for the design of high-speed rail track work. According to a statement shared by NHSRCL, the rail track work is for the bullet train corridor’s package between Vadodara to Vapi in Gujarat – spanning across a length of 237 km.
As per the agreement, the Japanese consultant firm JRTC will provide the detailed design and drawing of the major high-speed rail track components such as track slab arrangement, RC track bed, as well as continuous welded rail (CWR) forces etc.