Gujarat : L&T will build electrification system for Bullet train

Ahmedabad : In a major progress toward Bullet train project, NHSRCL has issued a letter of acceptance for executing electric work of bullet train to L&T Construction. The contract has been awarded from an authorized Japanese agency to construct 508 Route Km of High-Speed Electrification System Works (Package No: EW 1) for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR).

“The scope of this package includes Design, Manufacture, Supply, Construction, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 2 x 25 kV Power Supply Electrification System including Traction Substations, High Speed Overhead Equipment and MV/LV Power Distribution Equipment Works on Design-Build Lump Sum Price basis,” the company said in an official statement.

The official statement also said, “It is a first-of-its-kind railway electrification project for India involving the implementation of Japanese Shinkansen High-Speed Electrification Technology with sophisticated equipment including a Heavy Compound Catenary System, Change Over Switches etc.”

Upon completion, this electrification system will enable trains to travel at speeds of up to 320 KMPH.

According to the press statement, “This project is being funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and is being implemented by an authorized Japanese agency acting for and on behalf of National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL).”

L&T is currently executing several Civil Viaduct, Station Packages, Track & Depot Packages and Special Steel Bridges Packages for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project.