A joint venture of India-based Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) and Megha Engineering & Infrastructures (MEIL) has received a
Under the contract, the duo will be responsible for the construction of the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) station in Mumbai.
The bullet train station forms part of the 508.17km Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail project.
The new station will feature six 414m-long platforms, which can each accommodate a 16-coach bullet train.
Claimed to be the only underground station on the high-speed rail line, it will be connected to the metro and road transport, stated HCC.
Featuring three floors, the station is being planned at a depth of around 24m below the ground level.
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By GlobalDataDeveloped in a cumulative floor area of around 200,000m虏, it will also offer modern amenities such as waiting areas, a business-class lounge, a nursery, restrooms, smoking rooms, and information kiosks.
It has been planned in a way that 鈥渁mple space is available for passenger movement and amenities at the concourse and platform level, as well as dedicated skylight provisions have also been made for natural lighting.鈥�
The scope of the contract also comprises the construction of a retrieval shaft on the eastern end to remove the tunnel boring machine (TBM) and architectural finishing, as well as all MEP works, and testing and commissioning.
