Bullet train project: 1,400-tonne steel bridge launched over DFC near Bharuch

June 16, 2025
Central Gujarat Gujarat

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.

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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