NHSRCL invites bids for High-Speed Rail Stations

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) has invited bids for the design and construction of about 18km of the viaduct between Anand and Sabarmati, including high-speed rail (HSR) stations in Ahmedabad and Sabarmati for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, also known as bullet train project. The alignment has 31 crossing bridges, including six steel truss bridges. It has opened three technical bids covering 64% of the route, which makes 325km out of the total 508km of the MAHSR alignment, including bids for five HSR stations at Vapi, Billimora, Surat, Bharuch and Anand/Nadiad out of the 12 scheduled stations. MAHSR will traverse through Western Railway's Ahmedabad Junction Railway Station and will be integrated with Saraspur side of the existing Ahmedabad station. Ahmedabad high-speed rail station is to be built over the existing railway platform No. 11 and 12. To ensure seamless integration of the high-speed rail station with other modes of rail transport, NHSRCL has designed a user-friendly station layout for Ahmedabad. An integrated building for passengers' transit has been planned on the eastern side of the existing railway station, where passengers will be able to swiftly switch from one mode of transport to another.