First Glimpse of Vatrak Bridge Connecting Anand-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Stations | PHOTOS

New Delhi: The bridge on the Vatrak River in Kheda district for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) has been completed in Gujarat, according to the Ministry of Railways. The Ministry announced this on X, formerly known as Twitter, and shared a stunning picture of the newly completed Vatrak Bridge.

Sharing a breathtaking picture of the bridge on X (formerly Twitter), Railways wrote,"The Vatrak River Bridge in Gujarat, spanning 280 metres, for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad #BulletTrain Project, connecting Anand and Ahmedabad Bullet Train Stations, is now complete."

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor (MAHSR) project includes a total of 24 river bridges, with 20 located in Gujarat and 4 in Maharashtra. Out of the 20 bridges in Gujarat, 10 have already been completed.

"This bridge is in between Anand and Ahmedabad Bullet Train station. Another completed river bridge between the two stations is the Mohar River," the official statement added.

"The river originates in the hills of Dungarpur, Rajasthan and enters in Gujarat near village Moydi of Meghraj taluka. Vatrak river is 25 km from Anand Bullet Train station and 30 km from Ahmedabad Bullet Train station," the statement said.

Ahmedabad-Mumbai High-Speed Rail Corridor

The Ahmedabad-Mumbai High-Speed Rail Corridor, an ambitious project under the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), has been steadily progressing since its inception in November 2021. Bridges have been constructed over six rivers as part of the corridor—Par and Auranga in Valsad district, and Purna, Mindhola, Ambika, and Venganiya in Navsari.

The project was officially launched on September 14, 2017, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Ahmedabad. NHSRCL, established on February 12, 2016, under the Companies Act, 2013, was created specifically to finance, construct, maintain, and manage India's High-Speed Rail Corridor.

The organization functions as a 'Special Purpose Vehicle,' with equity participation from the Central Government, represented by the Ministry of Railways, and the State Governments of Gujarat and Maharashtra.