Ahmedabad, April 22 -- Track installation work on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project is progressing steadily, with the adoption of the advanced J-Slab ballastless track system based on the Japanese Shinkansen technology, which is being used for the first time in India, according to an official statement by the National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL).

The NHSRCL stated that the J-Slab track system comprises four key components--RC Track Bed, Cement Asphalt Mortar (CAM), Pre-cast Track Slab, and rails with fasteners--designed to support high-speed train operations.

To support the production of track slabs, two state-of-the-art Track Slab Manufacturing Facilities (TSMF) have been set up at Kim near Surat and Anand in G...