Overview

• NHSRCL installed a 60-metre steel bridge in Ahmedabad over a Western Railway facility, marking the project's first steel bridge in the district and the 10th along the corridor, with the launch completed in seven hours.
• The 485-metric-ton span was fabricated in Wardha, assembled at 16.5 metres on temporary trestles, and side‑slewed into position using two 200‑ton semi‑automatic jacks supported by 14 skid arrangements.
• Across the 508-km route, planners have slated 28 steel bridges—17 in Gujarat and 11 in Maharashtra—and the Ahmedabad viaduct will navigate 31 crossings including a Sabarmati River bridge.
• Schedule signals remain mixed, with project reporting pointing to the Surat–Bilimora stretch by December 2027 and the railway minister separately citing August 2027 for first operations, while full corridor services are expected to reach Mumbai by 2029.
• Recent tunnelling updates include NATM breakthroughs on the undersea Thane Creek section, as planners project Mumbai–Ahmedabad trips of about 2 hours 7 minutes with aims for frequent peak-hour service.