Kolkata, Mumbai to be on faster rail link with Delhi

Railways is working on multi-pronged strategy under Mission Raftaar to increase its speed

Adding steam to the Indian Railways’ plans for fast trains, the Ministry of Railways will approach the Cabinet to clear two semi-high-speed projects — New Delhi-Mumbai and New Delhi-Howrah — which may see investments of around Rs 180 billion.

“The project has got the nod from the NITI Aayog. We are planning to approach the Cabinet on this soon. While the investment for the New Delhi-Mumbai route (including Vadodara-Ahmedabad) will be around Rs 110 billion, the New Delhi-Howrah route (including Kanpur-Lucknow) may be about Rs 70 billion,” said an official close to the development. 

Semi-high-speed trains include those traveling at