Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train's mountain tunnel achieves excavation breakthrough
The Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train just crossed a big milestone—its second mountain tunnel in Palghar, Maharashtra, has achieved an excavation breakthrough.
This 454-meter tunnel brings the high-speed rail dream one step closer, aiming to cut travel time between the two cities to under two hours.
Engineers used drill-and-blast method to carve through tough rock
Engineers used a drill-and-blast method called NATM to carve through tough rock where machines can't go.
Two tunnels have achieved excavation breakthroughs within a month, and are among seven tunnels underway in Palghar.
Across the whole route, over 330km of viaducts and several river bridges are already done. Work is also underway on sections in Gujarat.
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