Zetwerk to supply 10,000 mt fabricated girders for the bullet train project

Zetwerk Manufacturing will supply 10,000 MT fabricated girders for the Mumbai - Ahmedabad Bullet Train project being executed by National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd, the company said.

Zetwerk has been awarded a Letter of Intent (LoI) for an order worth Rs 126.55 crore by L&T Ltd for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad (MAHSR) Bullet Train project.

As per the LoI, Zetwerk will supply 10,000 MT fabricated girders, which will support the load-bearing capacity of the steel bridges that L&T is fabricating for laying the bullet train rail corridor.

The MAHSR project is being executed by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd. Larsen & Toubro – IHI Infrastructure Systems Consortium will fabricate & transport 28 steel truss bridges (approximately 70,000 MT) on the 508-km long MAHSR Bullet Train Project, which will connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad through 12 stations at the cost of Rs 1.1 lakh crore.

The bullet train will cover a distance of 508 km in 2 hours and 7 mins with a maximum operational speed of 320 km/hr.

“India is on the cusp of a major manufacturing revolution and we are honoured to be able to play an active role in bolstering these capabilities and supporting the government’s development vision,” said Vishal Chaudhary, Co-Founder, Zetwerk.

The MAHSR corridor is the first high-speed rail corridor under implementation among the 12 planned high-speed rail corridors in India. The execution period of the order envisages that the project will be completed by 2023.

Apart from being a technological marvel, the High-Speed Rail (HSR) project would afford many quantifiable benefits like saving in travel time, vehicle operation cost, reduction in pollution, job creation, reduction in accidents/ enhanced safety, and imported fuel substitution, and reduction in pollutants.

In addition, the project would also boost the infrastructure and add to the growth of the economy. NHSRCL aims to initially serve up to 17,900 passengers per day in each direction, which will be subsequently increased to 92,900 passengers per day in each direction by the year 2053.