The casting of the first slab at the upcoming Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train station at Virar in Palghar district of Maharashtra has officially commenced, the project implementing agency National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) said on Wednesday, reported the PTI.

This step paves the way for track-laying operations as part of the 508-km-long Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) said.

"The first slab, measuring 50 metres in length, 35.32 metres in width, and approximately 300 mm in thickness, has been successfully cast using 1,555 cubic metres of concrete," the company stated in a release, according to the PTI.