Construction of a 130-metre-long steel bridge spanning an Indian Railways freight corridor in Gujarat's Bharuch district has been completed as part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, according to reports from ANI. The bridge is being constructed near Tralsi village and crosses the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL) track between the Surat and Vadodara sections of the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor. The 130-metre continuous span was successfully launched on May 16, 2026, marking a significant engineering milestone for the project. Project authorities described the operation as one of the most technically demanding phases of the corridor's construction.
Project authorities confirmed that the bridge is a three-span steel structure comprising a 100+130-metre continuous span and a 100-metre simply supported span. The newly launched 130-metre continuous span is approximately 18 metres high and 15.5 metres wide, weighing around 2,900 metric tonnes. The 100-metre simply supported span, weighing around 1,500 metric tonnes, had already been erected in situ at the construction site in March 2026. The remaining 100-metre continuous span, weighing about 1,600 metric tonnes, will also be erected in situ to complete the total bridge structure. The total bridge structure will weigh around 6,100 metric tonnes once all three sections are completed. The steel bridges were fabricated at the Carbon Factory workshop in Umargam, Gujarat, and are designed to have an operational lifespan of 100 years.
The 130-metre span was assembled on temporary trestles at a height of nearly 14 metres above ground level before being advanced using an automated launching system supported by two semi-automatic jacks. Each jack had a pushing capacity of up to 250 tonnes through Mac-Alloy bars. Construction teams used approximately 1,21,373 Tor-Shear Type High Strength (TTHS) bolts in the construction, along with metallic bearings and C5 system protective painting. The launching process took place under carefully coordinated traffic arrangements on the active freight tracks to ensure safety and precision of the bridge launch. The steel components were fabricated at the Carbon Factory workshop in Umargam and are designed to have an operational lifespan of 100 years.
The steel bridge components were manufactured at the Carbon Factory workshop in Umargam and are designed to have an operational lifespan of 100 years. The launching work for the 130-metre continuous span was completed on May 16, 2026. The total bridge structure will weigh around 6,100 metric tonnes once all three sections are completed. The project involves carefully coordinated traffic arrangements on the freight track to ensure phased execution while maintaining safety and precision of the launching process.
According to the latest reports from ANI, officials confirmed that the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor includes 28 planned steel bridges overall. They stated that 14 of the 17 steel bridges planned in Gujarat have now been completed. The newly positioned 130-metre section marks the completion of 230 meters of the steel bridge out of its total 330-metre length. The project involves carefully coordinated traffic arrangements on the freight track to ensure phased execution while minimizing disruptions to ongoing freight movement along the corridor.
