The speed of nine railway corridors will be increased
from the existing 110 and 130 kmph to 160 and 200 kmph respectively so
that inter-metro journeys like Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Mumbai can be
completed overnight. Announcing this while presenting the Railway Budget
2015-16 in Parliament today the Railway Minister Shri Suresh Prabhkar
Prabhu said this will involve the upgradation of track including
turnouts and rolling stock to higher standards as well as the adoption
of improved methods of track recording, monitoring and maintenance.
He said the average speed of freight trains, both in empty and loaded conditions, will also be enhanced. A policy of attaining speeds of 100 kmph for empty freight trains and 75 kmph for loaded trains is being put in place. The Minister said that with the objective of maximizing loading in every train, the loading density on all major freight bearing routes of Indian Railways will be upgraded to 22.82 tonne axle loads.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
He said the average speed of freight trains, both in empty and loaded conditions, will also be enhanced. A policy of attaining speeds of 100 kmph for empty freight trains and 75 kmph for loaded trains is being put in place. The Minister said that with the objective of maximizing loading in every train, the loading density on all major freight bearing routes of Indian Railways will be upgraded to 22.82 tonne axle loads.
Courtesy: pib.nic.in
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