Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project: The is developing Gujarat’s Anand bullet train station as a multi-modal integration hub. The station will be seamlessly connected with various modes of local transport to ensure faster connectivity.
The Anand bullet train station will be located near Uttarsanda railway station, approximately 600 metres to its east. The nearest major station will be Nadiad Junction, about 10 km away. The closest airport will be Vadodara Airport, located around 54 km from the station, while Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in will be about 70 km away.
As Anand in Gujarat is known as the Milk City of India, NHSRCL has designed the station’s façade and interiors drawing inspiration from the fluid nature, shape and colour of milk droplets.
The Anand bullet train station will have a height of 25.6 metres and a total built-up area of 44,073 sqm. The station will feature three floors, with two side platforms and four tracks in between.
It will be equipped with all modern and advanced facilities and amenities. There will be ticketing and waiting areas, a nursery, restrooms, information booths, retail centres etc. NHSRCL has also made the provision of skylight on the roof and exterior sides for natural lighting.
It also planned passenger pick-up and drop-off zones, along with parking facilities adjacent to the station building for cars, two-wheelers, autos and buses, as well as a pedestrian plaza.
According to NHSRCL, slab casting at all three station levels has been completed. Structural steel work for the roof, roof sheeting, and the external façade is also finished. Lifts and escalators have been installed, while cladding and staircase finishing works are currently underway.
