Flash Butt Welding of Rails Started for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train
Track construction for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train is progressing in Gujarat, with Track Construction Bases set up near Surat and Anand. Over 35,000 MT of rails have arrived, and flash butt welding has begun on the viaduct. The project, using the Japanese Shinkansen J-Slab ballastless track system, a first for India, is supported by advanced machinery and specialized training for Indian engineers and technicians by Japanese experts.