The 'final civil package' of a 135-kilometer segment for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet train project has been awarded, according to the National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), which announced this on Thursday.

There are 28 contract packages for the bullet train line, 11 of which are referred to as "civil packages."

The works in the 135 km section between Shilphata in Thane district and Zaroli village on the Maharashtra-Gujarat border included seven tunnels and the longest bridge of 2 km over the Vaitarna river in Maharashtra besides the construction of Thane, Virar and Boisar stations, the corporation said in a statement.

"This also marks the award of all the 11 civil packages of 508 km long MAHSR corridor, comprising 465 km long viaducts, 12 HSR stations, 3 rolling stock depots, 28 steel bridges comprising 10 km of viaduct, 24 river bridges, 9 tunnels including 7 km long India's first undersea tunnel," the release stated.