Published Date: 12-12-2025

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project has achieved another major milestone with the successful launching of a 130-metre span of a 230-metre-long continuous steel bridge near Kanthariya village in Bharuch district, Gujarat. The bridge is being constructed over National Highway-64 and the Bharuch Dahej freight line of Indian Railways.

This continuous steel bridge consists of two spans measuring 130 metres and 100 metres. The 130-metre span was successfully launched on 9th December 2025. With an approximate height of 18 metres and width of 14.9 metres, the structure weighs around 2780 metric tons. The steel components were fabricated at a workshop in Bhuj, Gujarat, and are designed to ensure a service life of 100 years.

Constructed with approximately 1,22,146 Tor-Shear Type High Strength (TTHS) bolts, C5 system painting and metallic bearings, the bridge was assembled on temporary trestles at a height of 14 m above the ground and was pushed using two semi-automatic jacks, each capable of lifting 250 tons with mac-alloy bars.

The bridge launching was completed within 12 hours with intermittent blocks on freight tracks and road diversion on NH-64. These blocks were crucial to maintain safety and ensure precise execution during the phased launching process. All activities were carefully planned to minimize disruption to road users as well as ongoing freight operations.