INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The proposed bullet train will run approximately 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad
terminating station of the proposed high-speed rail corridor between Mumbai-Ahmedabad, a senior official said yesterday.
Passengers
boarding the bullet train from Sabarmati Station will have to pay Rs 3,000 to reach Mumbai, he told reporters.
It would the first bullet
train station whose design has been finalised by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd.
Achal Khare, the managing director of
NHSRCL, said the cost of building the station is approximately Rs 250 crore.
He said the station area will have a three-level parking that
can accommodate around 1,500 vehicles
While one level will be for cars, another will be for bus and the third will be for autos, thus ensuring seamless travel for
passengers.
While passengers from two metro stations and stations on the Indian Railway network can arrive at Sabarmati passenger terminal
hub, they can move to Sabarmati Station via a foot-over-bridge connecting the two buildings, which are 400 metres apart, and board the
bullet train from there.
"It will be a state-of-art complex with Dandi March being the theme of the edifice," Mr Khare said.
Roof-top
solar panels will be designed resembling a revolving charkha and the terminal will be connected with a 400-metre foot-over-bridge with the
platforms.
Construction work for the government's ambitious project is expected to start from December this year after completion of land
acquisition, Mr Khare said.
The proposed bullet train will run approximately 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad at a top speed of 320 kmph
It will make 70 trips per day between Mumbai and Ahmedabad at an interval of 20 minutes and each rake will have 10 coaches.
The deadline
for the project is August 15, 2022.
