The tunnel, known as MT-6, is 454 metres long and 14.4 metres wide, and is designed to accommodate both up and down tracks of the bullet train corridor. Pics/X
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw witnessed the breakthrough virtually from New Delhi via a video link
The 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project passes through Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It is India’s only high-speed rail corridor and is designed to operate trains at a maximum speed of 320 kmph
Construction of seven bullet train tunnels is currently underway in Palghar district, with excavation and allied works at different stages of completion, officials said
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