Mumbai to Delhi in just 7 hours?
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If all goes well, a super high-speed train could cut down travel time between Delhi and Mumbai by half to just even hours.Economic Times said the infrastructure for the Golden Rail Corridor, which will have trains running at speeds of 160-200 kph, is likely to cost around INR 5,000 crore. Once the project takes off, the New Delhi-Mumbai travel time will be reduced to six to seven hours. At present, Rajdhani Express, the fastest train on the Indian railway, runs at 120-130 kph and takes at least 16 hours to cover the 1,400 km between the two cities. Sharat Chandrayan, chief public relations officer, Western Railways, was reported saying that a delegation from the Japanese government was in India recently and had expressed satisfaction with the commercial viability of the project. Another team would soon visit the country to study the technical aspects of the project. “These semi-high speed trains will run on existing tracks, so land need not be acquired. No major changes need to be made in the existing track design. The loop design (at points and crossings), however, will have to be modified to ensure that the train is able to change the track at a speed of 100 kph or above. As of now, trains are not allowed to go beyond 30 kmph while changing tracks,” the official was quoted saying.
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