• In a major step towards progress in the execution of the Mumbai Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project, NHSRCL has signed a contract agreement with M/s Sojitz & L&T Consortium for executing Electrical works under the EW-1 package in presence of MD/NHSRCL, Directors, seniors officers of NHSRCL and representatives from MLIT Japan (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism), JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), Japanese embassy and Japan HSR Electric Engineering Company
• The signing of contract agreement sets a benchmark for enhanced collaboration for the first bullet train operation in India based on the Japanese Shinkansen technology
• EW-1 works include the Design, Manufacture, Supply, Construction, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of 2 x 25 kV Electrification Systems suitable for speeds up to 320 km/h, involving Japanese Shinkansen system-based traction power supply
• They include Traction Substations (TSS) -14 Nos., Sectioning Post (SP)- 11 Nos., Sub-Sectioning Post (SSP)- 19 Nos., and Auto Transformer Post (ATP)- 1 No., Overhead Equipment (OHE): Mainline: 508 route km , double line and 3 depots: Surat, Sabarmati & Thane, Elaborate Distribution System with a 11 kV backbone and more than 125 substations and Associated Civil Utility Buildings, Training Institute Equipment, etc. for the entire MAHSR corridor of around 508 kms