As part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, the construction of its ballastless track has started in Surat, said the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited in a release on Thursday. NHSRCL called the J-slab ballastless track system, used in Japan’s high-speed rail system Shinkansen, a first in India.
While the traditional or ballasted track comprises rail fixed to sleepers supported by crushed stones, the bed is composed of reinforced concrete (RC) in the case of the ballastless track.
