**Executive Summary**
The Indian Railways has announced the successful completion of a 100-meter-long 'Make in India' steel bridge in Ahmedabad for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project. This marks the completion of the 13th of 17 planned steel bridges in Gujarat, strengthening high-speed rail connectivity. The project ensures structural safety for both the Bullet Train corridor and the metro infrastructure.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Project Overview:**
* A 100-meter-long 'Make in India' steel bridge has been completed in Ahmedabad for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project.
* This is the 13th steel bridge completed out of 17 planned for Gujarat.
* **Construction Details:**
* The bridge is constructed over an underground metro tunnel connecting Kalupur and Shahpur metro stations in Ahmedabad.
* The span length was increased to about 100 meters to avoid transferring the load from the Bullet Train structure onto the metro tunnel.
* The superstructure configuration was redesigned from an SBS viaduct to a Steel Truss Bridge.
* The bridge was assembled at a height of 16.5 meters and lowered onto its permanent support system.
* **Technical Specifications:**
* The bridge weighs 1,098 metric tons and measures 14 meters in height and 15.5 meters in width.
* It was fabricated in Wardha, Maharashtra, and transported to the site.
* The bridge uses approximately 45,186 Tor-Shear Type High Strength (TTHS) bolts and is coated with C5 system protective painting.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Indian Railways**
* **Impact:** Reinforces their commitment to safe, modern, and passenger-centric infrastructure and their efforts to deliver safe, reliable, and future-ready infrastructure.
* **Action Required:** Continue to focus on seamlessly integrating high-speed rail projects with existing urban transport networks.
**Stakeholder: Passengers and the Common Public**
* **Impact:** Ensures structural safety for both the Bullet Train corridor and the metro infrastructure, thereby safeguarding public assets and passenger movement. Enhances durability, long service life and passenger safety.
* **Action Required:** None specified in the document.
**Stakeholder: Ahmedabad and Mumbai Metro Projects**
* **Impact:** Guarantees that no load from the Bullet Train structure is transferred onto the metro tunnel. Ensures structural safety for both the Bullet Train corridor and the metro infrastructure.
* **Action Required:** None specified in the document.
Key Entities Referenced
Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project: A high-speed rail project between Mumbai and Ahmedabad for which a steel bridge was completed in Ahmedabad.
Ministry of Railways: The government ministry responsible for the Indian Railways, the organization behind the bullet train project.
Ahmedabad: District where the steel bridge construction took place for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project.
Make in India: Government initiative to promote domestic manufacturing, under which the steel bridge was built.
Ministry of Railways
100 m long ‘Make in India’ Steel Bridge
Completed in Ahmedabad for Mumbai–
Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project
Progress Continues on High-Speed Rail Project with
Completion of 13th Steel Bridge in Gujarat
प्रव तथ: 29 JAN 2026 7:32PM by PIB Delhi
In a significant milestone reflecting Indian Railways’ commitment to safe, modern and passenger-centric
infrastructure, a 100 m long ‘Make in India’ steel bridge has been successfully completed over the
underground metro tunnel in Ahmedabad district for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad Bullet Train Project.
This is the 13th steel bridge completed in Gujarat, out of a total of 17 steel bridges planned in the state,
strengthening high-speed rail connectivity while ensuring the safety of existing urban transport systems.
In Ahmedabad district, the Bullet Train viaduct is being constructed using span-by-span structures with
spans ranging from 30 to 50 metres. However, at this location, the alignment passes over the underground
metro tunnel connecting Kalupur and Shahpur metro stations. To ensure that no load from the Bullet Train
structure is transferred onto the metro tunnel, the foundations were kept well away from it. This
necessitated increasing the span length to about 100 metres. Accordingly, the superstructure configuration
at this stretch was redesigned from an SBS viaduct to a Steel Truss Bridge, ensuring structural safety for
both the Bullet Train corridor and the metro infrastructure, thereby safeguarding public assets and
passenger movement.The bridge was assembled at a height of 16.5 metres from the ground on temporary trestles at the site.
After completion of the assembly, the temporary supports were carefully dismantled, and the bridge was
lowered and placed precisely on the permanent support system, ensuring safety and structural accuracy.
Weighing 1,098 metric tons, the steel bridge is located parallel to the Ahmedabad–Sabarmati main line of
Western Railways. The structure measures 14 metres in height and 15.5 metres in width. It was
fabricated in a workshop at Wardha, Maharashtra, and transported to the site on trailers, highlighting
indigenous manufacturing capability under the ‘Make in India’ initiative.
To facilitate the assembly of the main structure, a temporary platform measuring 11.5 x 100 metres was
constructed at the site. The bridge has been constructed using approximately 45,186 Tor-Shear Type
High Strength (TTHS) bolts and is coated with C5 system protective painting along with elastomeric
bearings, ensuring enhanced durability, long service life and passenger safety.
This achievement underscores Indian Railways’ focused efforts to deliver safe, reliable and future-ready
infrastructure for passengers and the common public, while seamlessly integrating high-speed rail projects
with existing urban transport networks.
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Dharmendra Tewari/ Dr. Nayan Solanki/ Ritu Raj
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इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Gujarati , Kannada