The construction of Thane, Virar and Boisar stations of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Railway (MAHSR) will begin soon.
On July 19, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) awarded the landmark contract worth INR 15,697 crore to Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
This is the last phase of administrative work to build the 508 km long bullet train on this route. Meanwhile, the authorities have started work on the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) where the bullet train will depart from Mumbai.
The stations will have facilities including ticketing and waiting areas, business-class lounges, nurseries, restrooms, smoking rooms, information kiosks, casual retail centers and public information and announcement systems.
The works will also include the construction of three stations, six tunnels and the longest bridge over the Vaitarana River, 2 km long, on this high-speed rail line.
“With this, all the three civic packages in Maharashtra which include BKC station (C1), 21 km long tunnels, 7km undersea tunnel (C2) and 135 km alignment for high-speed rail corridor (C3). Three stations at Thane, Virar and Boisar will be elevated while BKC will be an underground station,” said an NHSRCL official.
According to NHSRCL, the distance between Jaroli village on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border and Shilphata in Thane district is 135 km. This 135 km long line has Thane, Virar and Boisar stations under construction. Apart from that, the route includes construction of seven tunnels and a two kilometer long bridge over Vaitarana river.
The entire MAHSR corridor is divided into 28 contract packages, out of which 11 are civil packages, which were awarded in a span of 33 months.
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