Bullet train project takes a step ahead

NHSRCL called the J-slab ballastless track system, used in Japan`s high-speed rail system Shinkansen, a first in India

While the traditional or ballasted track comprises rail fixed to sleepers supported by crushed stones, the bed is composed of reinforced concrete (RC)

The construction of the RC bed for the track system has begun from Surat and it comprises a pre-cast track slab

Once functional, the country`s first bullet train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai will run at a maximum speed of 350 km per hour

The bullet train will cover the 508-km stretch in under three hours