Cabinet likely to soon decide on 2 ambitious semi-high speed train projects

Russian Railways will come out with a report on the speed upgrade of the Nagpur-Secunderabad section by September. India and Russia had signed a memorandum of understand for this in December 2015

The Union Cabinet is likely to soon take a call on two ambitious semi-high speed train projects, connecting New Delhi to Mumbai and Howrah, respectively. Together, the projects will need investment to the tune of about Rs 13,000 crore.

“The entire infrastructure — including signalling and tracks — will be revamped,” said a government official who did not want to be named. Semi-high speed trains are those travelling at a speed of 160-200 kmph. Bullet or high-speed trains travel at speeds above 300 kmph. 

The official also said Russian Railways will come out with a report on the speed upgrade of the