WATCH | Railway Minister shares casting of India's 1st reinforced concrete track bed for Bullet Train

New Delhi, Aug 31: In a major boost in the development of the high-speed rail network, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared visuals of India's first reinforced concrete track bed casting for the Bullet Train Project near Surat in Gujarat.

 

Vaishnaw sharing the video said, “Casting of India's 1st reinforced concrete track bed for #BulletTrain near Surat.”

 

 

Reinforced Concrete can be understood as a material, in which steel is embedded in such a manner, that the two materials act together in resisting forces. The reinforcing steel – rods, bars, or mesh – absorbs the tensile and shear.

 

India is all geared up for its first high- speed bullet train, which will run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The MAHSR corridor will cover 12 stations in all- Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Sabarmati, Bilimora, Bharuch, Mumbai, Thane, Virar, Boisar, Vapi stations. Gujarat's Surat will become the first station for India's upcoming Bullet Train Project.