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Sabarmati Bullet Train Bridge Completed for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor
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News18•07-10-2026, 09:00
Sabarmati Bullet Train Bridge Completed for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Corridor
- •The newly completed Sabarmati River bridge in Gujarat spans 480 metres and stands 36 metres tall, equivalent to a 12-storey building.
- •Built by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, the structure is a vital engineering component of India's first high-speed rail corridor.
- •The bridge features seven long spans measuring between 50 and 76 metres, supported by eight massive circular piers.
- •Engineers utilized the Balanced Cantilever Method to construct the bridge without relying on conventional scaffolding beneath the structure.
- •Each span comprises 23 in-situ cast concrete segments, designed to run alongside the existing Ahmedabad-Delhi main railway line.
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The Sabarmati River bridge measures 480 metres long and rises 36 metres high, matching the height of a 12-storey building. It features seven long spans supported by eight circular piers with diameters ranging from 6 to 6.5 metres.
The bridge was constructed using the Balanced Cantilever Method, a specialised technique that allows concrete segments to be erected progressively from the piers and joined using post-tensioning without conventional scaffolding beneath it.
The bridge is located between the Sabarmati and Ahmedabad bullet train stations, positioned approximately 1 km from Sabarmati station and 4 km from Ahmedabad station. It also runs alongside the Western Railway's Ahmedabad-Delhi main line.
