Tender floated for construction of first underground bullet train station

New Delhi (Urban Transport News): The National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) invites bids from the eligible firms for the construction of the first underground bullet train station on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail corridor in Mumbai.

Scope of work

Package No. MAHSR-C-1: Design and Construction of Civil and Buildings Works including Testing and Commissioning on Design-Build Lump Sum Price basis for Double Line High Speed Railway for Mumbai Underground Station, Cut & Cover Tunnel and Shaft -1 from MAHSR Km. -0.255 to Km. 0.775 at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) in the State of Maharashtra for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor.

Key Information

• The estimated cost of work: INR 1,800 Crore
• Tender Security Amount: INR 220 Million
• Tender document cost: INR 2,36,000/-
• Availability of Tender Document for Sale: From 26.11.2019 to 18.03.2020.
• Last Date to submit the Bid document: 19.03.2020 till 15.00 hrs
• Opening date of Technical Bid: 19.03.2020 at 15.30 hrs

Pre-Bid Meeting

• Date & Time: 20.12.2019 at 11.00 hrs
• Venue: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited 2nd Floor, Asia Bhawan, Road No. 205, Sector-9, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110077, India

Contact Point

The Managing Director National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited 2nd Floor, Asia Bhawan Road No.205, Sector-9, Dwarka New Delhi – 110077, India

About Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) Station

The proposed terminus at Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (bullet train) service will be a three-storey underground structure. The BKC terminus will have six platforms for the trains on the lowest floor of the three-level station. A variety of facilities for commuters on the second floor, including recreational activities, will be provided.

Three Levels

• Level 1: For ticketing, refreshments etc.
• Level 2: Area for movement from bullet train terminus to Metro.
• Level 3: Six platforms - 2 each for Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Chennai and Mumbai-Nagpur routes. The platform length would be 480m long to accommodate a 16-car bullet train.

The BKC Bullet Train Station will be constructed near the headquarters of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). This station will have shops, ticket counters and a food court at the middle level, while the top floor will be used as the station administrative office and for equipment needed for train operations. The Maharashtra Government has also proposed a plan to construct 91m tall International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) above the BKC terminus.

Multi-Model Interchange facility

The proposed BKC Bullet Train Station shall connect the two metro rail corridors of the Mumbai Metro Rail network - Metro 2B (DN Nagar-Mankhurd) and Metro-3 (Colaba-Bandra-Seepz) underground lines.