Bullet train project: 1,400-tonne steel bridge launched over DFC near Bharuch
June 16, 2025
Ahmedabad: The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) today announced that a 100-meter-long steel bridge, weighing 1,400 tons, has been successfully launched over the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) tracks near Bharuch.
This 1,400 MT steel bridge is 14.6 meters in height and 14.3 meters in width, with a nose measuring 84 meters in length and weighing 600 MT.
This marks the 8th of the 28 ‘Make in India’ steel bridges planned along the bullet train corridor and reflects precision engineering — from fabrication in Trichy to phased launching over active freight lines, NHSRCL said in an official statement.
As the 8th of 28 ‘Make in India’ steel bridges planned along the bullet train corridor, it reflects precision engineering—from fabrication in Trichy to phased launching over active freight lines. pic.twitter.com/lnM62Y8Wf1
— NHSRCL (@nhsrcl) June 16, 2025
Details of Previously Completed Steel Bridges
| Sr. No. | Location | Length of the steel bridge (in meters) | Weight of the steel bridge (in MT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Across National Highway 53, Surat | 70 | 673 |
| 2 | Over Vadodara-Ahmedabad main line of Indian Railways, near Nadiad | 100 | 1486 |
| 3 | Over Delhi-Mumbai National Expressway, near Vadodara | 230 (130 + 100) | 4397 |
| 4 | Near Silvassa in Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 100 | 1464 |
| 5 | Over Western Railways, Vadodara | 60 | 645 |
| 6 | Over two DFCC Tracks and two Western Railways tracks, Surat | 100, 60 | 1432 |
| 7 | Over two DFCC tracks, near Vadodara | 70 | 674 |
| Total | 10,771 | ||
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