High-speed Talgo train leaves for final trial run between Delhi and Mumbai
10 Sep 2016 2:54 PM GMT
The Talgo train with nine coaches aims to reach the destination in 11 hours and 44 minutes at 150 km per hour speed in its final trial.
The Spanish Talgo train started at 2.45 pm from New Delhi station and is scheduled to reach at Mumbai at 2.29 pm early morning next day. (Photo: File)
New Delhi: To reduce the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to less than 12 hours, the final trial run of Delhi-Mumbai Talgo train at 150 km per hour speed was on Saturday initiated from Delhi.
The Spanish Talgo train started at 2.45 pm from New Delhi station and is scheduled to reach at Mumbai at 2.29 pm early morning next day, said a senior Railway Ministry official.
The Talgo train with nine coaches aims to reach the destination in 11 hours and 44 minutes at 150 km per hour speed in its final trial. Meanwhile, the Talgo train reached Mumbai on Saturday 18 minutes late in its third trial.
Travelling 1,384 km stretch between New Delhi and Mumbai, the train at 140 km per hour speed reached 3.15 AM instead of scheduled arrival at 2.57 AM.
( Source : PTI )
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