People in India are eagerly waiting for the Bullet Train.
The work of National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL) is in progress to run bullet trains in the country.
The bullet train system being prepared using Japanese technology will be equipped with state-of-the-art technologies. Such devices are being installed in and around the tracks of the bullet train, with the help of which the initial waves of an earthquake can be detected even before it occurs.
Special arrangements have been made to ensure that no untoward incident happens. Such devices are being installed with the help of which the train will stop automatically before the earthquake.
NHSRCL on Monday said 28 seismometers will be installed for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train corridor.
In a release by the corporation, NHSRCL said an early earthquake detection system based on Japanese Shinkansen technology will be installed to ensure the safety of passengers and critical infrastructure.
According to the corporation, “Out of 28 seismometers, 22 will be installed along the alignment. “Of these, eight will be in Mumbai, Thane, Virar and Boisar in Maharashtra, while 14 will be in Vapi, Bilimora, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Mahembadad and Ahmedabad in Gujarat.”
The remaining six of the 28 seismometers, called inland seismometers, will be installed in earthquake-prone areas like Khed, Ratnagiri, Latur and Pangri in Maharashtra as well as Adesar and Old Bhuj in Gujarat, the release said.
Seismometers will be installed along the track direction as well as at traction sub-stations and switching posts and will detect earthquake-induced shaking through primary waves and will be capable of automatic power shutdown, the release said. An earthquake can be detected before its full extent and the train can be stopped as a precaution.
The NHSRCL release further said that once power failure is detected, emergency brakes will be activated and trains running in the affected area will stop.
The survey was conducted by Japanese experts in areas along the high-speed corridor where earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5.5 have occurred in the last 100 years, according to the release.
It is being told that the Bullet Train service will be started by August 2026.