This marks the completion of 230 m of steel bridge out of the 330 m total length
Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project has successfully completed the launching of 130 m span of a 330 m (100+130, 100) long steel bridge over Indian railway tracks near Tralsi village, Bharuch district, Gujarat. The bridge is crossing DFCC tracks between Surat Vadodara section of Western Dedicated Freight Corridor.
This steel bridge is a three span bridge consisting of 100+130 m continuous span and 100 m simply supported span. Of these, 130 m span was launched on 16th May 2026. Measuring approximately 18 m in height and 15.5 m in width, this span weighs around 2900 metric tonnes.
The 100 m simply supported span, weighing 1500 metric tonnes, was already erected in-situ (at the construction site) in March 2026. Remaining 100 m continuous span, weighing around 1600 metric tonnes will also be erected in situ.
Upon completion, the entire bridge structure (100+130 m continuous span and 100 m simply supported span) will have a total weight of around 6100 metric tonnes. Fabricated at the workshop in Karbon Factory, Umergaon, Gujarat, the steel bridges are designed for a 100-year lifespan.
This 130 m span is constructed with approximately 1,21,373 Tor-Shear Type High Strength (TTHS) bolts, C5 system painting and metallic bearings. It was assembled on temporary trestles at a height of 14 m above the ground and was moved using an automatic mechanism with two semi-automatic jacks, each capable of imparting pushing force of 250 tons with mac-alloy bars.
The launching was completed under carefully coordinated traffic arrangements on the freight tracks. These arrangements ensured the safety and precision of the bridge launch while minimizing disruption to freight movement through phased execution.
Out of the planned 17 steel bridges, 14 are completed in Gujarat. There are 28 steel bridges planned for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor.
