The Bandra Kurla Complex station, the only underground stop on the 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, has reached the final stage with the completion of 84 per cent of the excavation work, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) said on Saturday.
There are 12 stations on the entire corridor, and Bandra Kurla Complex station will cater to the people of Mumbai.
Updating the current status of its ongoing construction work, the NHSRCL said excavation for the said work is being done till a depth of 32.50 metres (approx 106 ft) from the ground level, which is equivalent to a 10-storey building.
“Excavation work is nearing completion as 84 per cent of it is over now,” officials said, clarifying that once the digging is complete, the mountainous task of developing world-class infrastructure will be taken up.
They added that the platform is planned at a depth of 26 metres from the ground level and there will be three floors, including platform, concourse and