Railways has set target to build 50 piers of high speed rail corridor every month: Railway Minister

Valsad: The construction of the high speed rail corridor (bullet train corridor) has been expedited and the Indian Railways has set a target of building 50 piers every month, said union railway minister Ashwini Vaishav while interacting with the media persons on Thursday.

“High speed rail is a complex project; we need to understand that as velocity increases things change tremendously. Important point among efforts made so far is the design of the corridor according to the Indian circumstances–weather, climate and soil conditions– for 300-350 kmph (speed of the bullet train). Keeping all this in mind, the design has got completed. Piers are being made. On an average, from November onwards, 50 piers will be made every month,” said union railways minister Ashwini Vaishnaw while interacting with the media persons on Thursday.