Railways is continuously moving towards development through advanced trains and excellent tracking system.
Railways is going to work on increasing the speed of long distance trains very soon. According to Railways, the speed of trains running between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will be increased.
The speed of Vande Bharat to Tejas and Shatabdi trains on this route is 160 km. It will be hourly. According to the report of Times of India, this facility will be started on this route from March. Mumbai Division of Western Railway has confirmed this.
Service will start from March
Regarding increasing the speed of trains, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Neeraj Verma said on Thursday that major works have been completed and the speed upgrade is expected to be implemented from March.
He said, “This upgrade will increase the speed of long distance trains. Initially only premium trains like Tejas, Shatabdi and Vande Bharat will be operated at a speed of 160 kmph. Later, efforts will be made to run other Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) – coach trains on these lines.”
According to reports, on an average 170 long distance trains run from Mumbai division every day, out of which 120 are long trains having LHB equipped coaches.
30 minutes left
According to Western Railway Mumbai Division, the increased speed is expected to reduce the travel time by an average of 30 minutes.
At present, the speed limit for long distance train services is 100 kmph from Mumbai Central to Borivali, 110 kmph from Borivali to Virar and 130 kmph from Virar to Ahmedabad. The increased speed limit will be applicable beyond Virar from March.