Bids Invited for Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s T1 Track Contract
India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. (NHSRCL) today invited bids for track work package T-1 of 508.17 km Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR Bullet Train) project.
Package T-1 in Maharashtra is the third & final track installation related package of India’s first high speed rail line which will connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad through 12 stations at an estimated cost of Rs. 1.1 lakh crore (US $15 billion).
T-1’s scope corresponds to track work at 1.028 km Package C-1 (underground BKC Station under construction by MEIL – HCC JV), 20.377 km Package C-2 (underground tunnel by Afcons Infrastructure) and 135.45 km Package C-3 (elevated viaduct & 3 stations by Larsen & Toubro).
Tender Details
- Completion Deadline: 2157 days (5.9 years)
- Pre-bid Meeting: November 4, 2024 at 11 AM
- Date & Time of Submission of Tender: January 31, 2025 at 3 PM
- Date & Time of Opening of Tender: February 3, 2025 at 3 PM
IFB Number: Package No. MAHSR – T-1
Brief Scope: Design, Supply and Construction of Track Works including Testing and Commissioning on Design-Build Lump Sum Price basis for Double Line High Speed Railway between Mumbai Stn. at Bandra-Kurla complex (MAHSR Km. -0.255) and Zaroli Village (Km.156.600)
As shared earlier, a special slab track system will be utilized for the Bullet Train project instead of a conventional ballasted track system found in main-line railway lines. NHSRCL has a dedicated page for this with information on its economics and dynamics.
Here’s a cool infographic shared by NHSRCL in the past showing different components of the Japanese J-Slab track system.
Here’s the scope and status of the Mumbai – Ahmedabad Bullet Train’s 3 track-work packages:
| Package | Status |
| T-1 (Maharashtra): Design, Supply & Construction of Track & Track related works between HSR station at BKC/ Mumbai and Zaroli Village on MH/GJ border (156.855 km) | Bids Invited (this post!) |
| T-2 (Gujarat): Design, Supply & Construction of Track and Track related works between Zaroli Village and Vadodara (237.10 km) | Installation underway by IRCON International |
| T-3 (Gujarat): Design, Supply & Construction of Track and Track related works between Vadodara and Sabarmati Depot and workshops (114.60 km) | Installation underway by Larsen & Toubro |
L&T in October 2023 had opened their specialized High-Speed Rail Track Slab Manufacturing Facility (TSMF) in Anand, Gujarat.
A list of all bullet train civil and system packages and their status can be viewed here.
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– TMRG
H/T: Souvik Mukherjee
1) I thought it will be completed at lease till Virar or Thane by 2029 but looks it won’t be completed until 2031.
2) you written IFB Number as T-2 i think it will be T-1.
Thanks, corrected IFB number. Barring rolling stock & other delays, a 2029 opening up to Virar is possible as the track laying schedule will be staggered. Works will begin from the northern side as and when civil contractor completed and hands over access to track-contractor.
1) 5.9 years! That’s way too long for track laying work. What’s the reason behind it?
2) Also given the ongoing rumouer about the delayed E5 series rolling sotck tender and the railways planning to build a train set capable of 250kmph. Don’t you think the timing is strange? What are you thoughts on this. I don’t want to see a 250kmph train running on a track that is mostly capable of 400kmph speed.
1) Based on when civil work is anticipated to be progressively completed and handed over for track work
2) Plan is to build and deploy 2 local trainsets – I think this is good as long as it’s used only for testing purposes for future rolling stock development. We need to start manufacturing our own HSR rolling stock and this is a good start. I don’t know the exact status of the line’s rolling stock contract, but do believe we’ll get E5 for operations which are another ~3 away from starting.
Bullet Train Advanced Indigenous Techology, Rail lines W/o ballest stones project completion lead time required time consuming, Geographical Infra is Main cause for delay, M/s Shapoorji plawanji construction should bid for civil work, TATA project for for Gurdle & Infra along with L& T. TATA Steel for Rail Tracks, BEML for coach mfg.
This might interest you (from ChatGPT):
“apan’s first bullet train system, the Shinkansen, took about five years to construct from the start of construction in 1959 to its completion and inauguration in 1964. The system, designed for high-speed rail travel, was initially developed to connect Tokyo and Osaka, spanning about 320 miles. Its debut coincided with the Tokyo Olympics, marking a milestone in transportation innovation and showcasing Japan’s engineering capabilities. “