The Mumbai Bullet Train station will be some 32 metres from ground level, as deep as a 10-storey building, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited said
An official statement announced Wednesday said the much-awaited bullet train station in Mumbai is taking shape. The first concrete base slab of the station has been cast.
The Mumbai Bullet Train station will be about 32 metres from the ground level, equivalent to a 10-storey building, said the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).
It is being constructed using the bottom-up method; the excavation work started from the ground level, and the concrete work started from the foundation. The first concrete base slab, which measures about 30 meters in length and 20 meters in width, was cast last week at a depth of 3.5 meters.
“This is the first of the 69 slabs that are cast for the station, which will form the deepest construction level for the Bullet Train station,” the NHSRCL said. The bullet train station, the only underground station on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor, is coming up at Bandra Kurla Complex.
The platform is planned to be about 24 metres below ground level. It will have three floors: platform, concourse, and service floor. Excavation for the said work is being done to a depth of 32 meters below ground level.
The station will have six platforms, each around 415 metres long—sufficient to accommodate a 16-coach bullet train. It will be connected to the metro and road.
