Delhi-Mumbai trains

Trains will run at speed of 160 kmph on Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah routes: Centre

As part of Mission Raftaar, Indian Railways is working in mission mode to improve the average speed of trains across the network. Increasing the speed will ensure upto 60 per cent increase in the average speed of passenger trains and the doubling of an average speed of freight traffic.

Aug 07, 2019, 19:01 PM IST

This is how Budget 2017 is expected to improve speed of trains on Delhi, Mumbai routes

Fencing of the Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai railway routes, formation of the Railway Holding Company, and adequate fund allocation for strengthening tracks and bridges will be the highlights of the proposals in the upcoming Budget 2017-18, officials have said.

Jan 29, 2017, 11:06 AM IST

Trains travel time set to reduce soon on Delhi-Howrah, Delhi-Mumbai routes

After the successful launch of Gatimaan Express, Railways has undertaken a mammoth exercise of reducing journey time on the Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes by increasing speed of trains to up to 160 km per hour at an estimated cost of about Rs 10,000 crore

Nov 06, 2016, 11:16 AM IST