The distance between Delhi and Agra, the city of Taj Mahal,
was completed by the train, travelling at 160kmph, in just 90 minutes, cutting
the journey time by 30 minutes
The trial run of the 'semi high-speed train' was conducted
this morning on a 10-coach train. It left New Delhi station at 11.15 am and
reached Agra about 99 minutes later.
However, from Nizamuddin station, where it will actually
originate during commercial operations, the train took 90 minutes, Deputy
Regional Manager (DRM) Delhi Division Anurag Sachan said.
After the Delhi-Agra service, Railways are expected to run
similar high speed trains on Delhi-Kanpur and Delhi-Chandigarh sections.
"The trial run was conducted successfully and we hope
to start commercial service by November," said Sachan who was involved in
the exercise today.
The public transporter is using its own resources to make operational the semi-high speed train -- the first of its kind in the railways.
It is estimated that a cost of Rs 15 crore would be incurred to make the track ready for the semi-high speed train, said a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the project.
There will be fencing for a stretch of 27-km along the track between Delhi and Agra to prevent obstruction and ensure speed.
you can travel to Agra, the
city of Taj Mahal, by train in just 90 minutes, cutting the journey time by 30
minutes at least.
This has been made possible as the railways today
successfully conducted the trial run of the country's fastest train that moves
at a speed of 160 kms per hour.
Its commercial operation is expected to begin in November,
railway officials said.
So far, Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi was the fastest train with a
speed of 150 kmph.
The time taken currently by the Shatabdi train between Delhi
and Agra takes 120 minutes.
A journey by road via the Yamuna expressway takes two hours
between Delhi and Agra.
There are about 16 speed restriction areas and curves on the
Delhi-Agra route which had been upgraded to improve the speed.
The train would come as a boon for tourists visiting Taj
Mahal as the travel time between Delhi and Agra will come down by half-an-hour
from the current level.The public transporter is using its own resources to make operational the semi-high speed train -- the first of its kind in the railways.
It is estimated that a cost of Rs 15 crore would be incurred to make the track ready for the semi-high speed train, said a senior Railway Ministry official involved with the project.
There will be fencing for a stretch of 27-km along the track between Delhi and Agra to prevent obstruction and ensure speed.