Bilimora high-speed railway station
Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Railway station
General information
LocationKesali, Bilimora, Gujarat, India
Coordinates20°46′51″N 73°00′40″E / 20.7807°N 73.0112°E / 20.7807; 73.0112
Elevation34 metres (112 ft)
Owned byNational High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Operated byNational High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
Line(s)Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusUnder construction[1]
History
OpenedAugust 2026 (2026-08)[2]
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Bilimora high-speed railway station is located in Gujarat
Bilimora high-speed railway station
Bilimora high-speed railway station
Location within Gujarat
Bilimora high-speed railway station is located in India
Bilimora high-speed railway station
Bilimora high-speed railway station
Bilimora high-speed railway station (India)
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Bilimora high-speed railway station is an under construction high-speed railway station on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor. It is located at Kesali village near Bilimora, Gujarat, India. It is the sixth station of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after Vapi station and before Surat station.[1] It is scheduled to be completed by December 2024,[3] and is slated to become operational by 2026 along with the opening of the Gujarat section of the high-speed rail corridor.[4][3][2]

Construction

The National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) had invited tenders for Package "C4" of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor (MAHSR) in September 2020, with a deadline of around 4 years.[5] In October 2020, Larsen and Toubro won the tender.[6] The NSHRCL signed an agreement with Larsen and Toubro for the design and construction of Vapi station and its depot, Bilimora station, Surat and its depot, Bharuch and Vadodara stations in November 2020.[7] In July 2021, Larsen and Toubro began construction on the station after acquiring 11.4 hectares of land near Kesali. The station is slated to be completed by August 2026, the time also slated for opening of the Gujarat section of the high-speed rail corridor.[1][2]

Lines

The station will be served by the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, and will be the sixth station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in Bilimora.[8][4]

Structure

The station will have two platforms and two tracks for regular services. It will have three levels–the platform, concourse and service floor as the entrance level. The design of the station building will be inspired by the mango plantations because of its surrounding location covered by plantations. The station area will have 2 platforms of 425 m (1,394 ft) length for 16-coach E5 Series Shinkansen trains.[1]

Features

The station will have all modern and advanced facilities and amenities for customers and passengers, distinct from Indian Railway stations and similar to airports. Its design has been made to accommodate sufficient space for passenger movement and amenities at the concourse and platform areas. There will be ticketing and waiting areas, a business-class lounge, a nursery, restrooms, smoking rooms, information booths, retail centres and a public information and announcement system. Moreover, skylight provisions will be present on the roof and exterior sides for natural lighting and reduced energy usage. The station will be developed as a transport hub through integration with all basic modes of transportation for better, faster and hassle-free connectivity to and from the station, such as autos, buses and taxis. Such features will be available in all 12 stations of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor.[9]

Maintenance depot

The station will have one of the three planned maintenance depots, out of Vapi and Vadodara depots. Unlike conventional depots, these depots will be relatively smaller in size and will be used only for trainsets' maintenance and repairing related works. It will be located north of the station near Navsari. The depot will have all modern facilities similar to Shinkansen train depots in Japan, such as an elaborate rainwater harvesting system, waste and effluent management system, automatic cleaners, among many other advanced systems. All depots of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor will have such features. Construction began on the depot in February 2022, after acquiring around 6 hectares of land near Karvad, being constructed by Ircon International. It is part of the high-speed rail corridor project's Package "T-2", which was awarded to Ircon International by the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) in the same month. The depot is also slated to be completed by the time of the station's completion.[4][10][11]

Connectivity

Road

The existing road linking Gandevi with the Bilimora-Chikhli Road or Gujarat SH-15 will be upgraded to link the station with the Golden Quadrilateral and the under-construction Delhi–Mumbai Expressway. Most of the stations being built in the Gujarat section of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor are located near or next to state or national highways, in order to provide better and direct connectivity to the stations.[12]

Rail

The nearest railway station after the station's completion will be Bilimora railway station, located 6 km (3.7 mi) south-west from the station.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Works kick off for a Mango shaped Bilimora bullet train station". www.deshgujarat.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "'Surat-Bilimora section will be completed by Aug 2026'". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. 1 2 "First Bullet Train To Start Between Surat And Bilimora: Vaishnaw". www.businessworld.in. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates". The Metro Rail Guy. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "3 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR's Package C4". The Metro Rail Guy. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bullet train: L&T wins Rs 25,000-crore order for Gujarat stretch". Moneycontrol. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bullet Train Project: Agreement Signed With L&T For India's Biggest Infrastructure Contract". NDTV Profit. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Joint Feasibility Study for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Corridor Final Report Volume 6" (PDF). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Aklekar B., Rajendra (10 February 2023). "Maharashtra: Designs of four bullet train stations unveiled". Mid-Day. Mumbai. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "NHSRCL, IRCON Int inks track package contract for MAHSR project". Construction World. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "First glimpses of Surat's Bullet Train station out! See pics". Hindustan Times. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  12. ↑ Rupera, Prashant (16 May 2018). "Bullet train terminals planned close to highways". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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