Larsen & Toubro wins $1.9bn Indian high-speed rail package

MAHSR viaduct work and SBS casting yard in Ahmedabad district, Gujarat (Image: NHSRCL)

India’s biggest construction contractor, Larsen & Toubro, has won a package of works on the Mumbai Ahmedabad high-speed rail project worth ₹ Cr 15,697 (US$1.9 billion).

The scope of the C3 package of works for the National High-Speed Rail Corporation involves the construction of viaducts, stations, river bridges, depots, tunnels, earth structures, stations and other auxiliary works along a 135.5km stretch of railway.

It forms part of the 508km Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project (also known as the MAHSR bullet train project).

The new line will cover 155.8km of in the state of Maharashtra and 348km in the state of Gujarat, with 12 stations along the route.

Trains are expected to run along the line at a speed of 320kmh.

Mr S V Desai, whole time director and senior executive vice president (civil infrastructure) said, “This is the second largest package which L&T has won in this prestigious MAHSR project, and we are humbled by the trust reposed in us by our client, NHSRCL.

“By deploying state-of-the-art construction methods and extensive digital technologies, we will endeavour to complete this project, leveraging the experience from other MAHSR packages that we are currently executing.”