Vaishnaw: Bullet train action plan to be standardised

THE GOVERNMENT HAS drawn up a standardised template for building all future bullet train corridors, creating a common engineering blueprint that will help execute high-speed rail projects faster, cheaper and at scale.

- RISHI RAJ

The framework, evolved through the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project, has standardised every major subsystem of construction except the foundation, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told FE in an interaction.

"Our construction philosophy is to standardise all subsystems except the foundation. The foundation will be designed as per the exact soil characteristics of the spot, but the pier above, the viaduct, track, station structure, overhead electrification and signalling system will all be standard," Vaishnaw said. The approach will allow several subsystems to be manufactured in factories and assembled at project sites, shortening construction timelines, improving quality and reducing costs.