Vinod Bhat
A state-of-the-art track slab manufacturing factory has been established to support the ambitious project of India’s first Bullet Train, marking a significant milestone in the country’s high-speed rail infrastructure. The factory is designed to produce ballastless track slabs (J-slab) of different sizes, as required. Till date nearly 35000 track slabs have been cast (from two factories), which are equivalent to nearly 175 track km.
Location:
The factory is strategically located near the alignment at 436 km (will be serving for km 393 to 508). This proximity to the project site ensures efficient logistics and timely delivery of track slabs for the bullet train construction.
Production Capacity:
The pre-cast reinforced concrete track slabs are generally 2220 mm wide, 4900 mm long and 190 mm thick and each slab weighs about 4 tonnes.
The track slab manufacturing factory is designed to produce 60 slabs per day, ensuring high efficiency and a steady supply of critical components for India’s first Bullet Train project. The production scope of this factory is the manufacturing of nearly 46000 J-slabs.
This facility will produce track slabs for 115 route km of high speed rail track for MAHSR corridor in Gujarat & DNH (352 km)
Stacking Capacity:
To support the large production volume, the factory is equipped with an extensive stacking capacity of 24000 track slabs. This allows for the organized storage of produced slabs, ensuring they are ready for transportation to the construction site as needed.
The engineers involved in manufacturing of the track slabs have undergone training and certification course under the supervision of Japanese experts based on practices followed in Japan, prior to start of manufacturing of track slabs.
