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Indian Railways to upgrade speed of trains at 130 km/hr on two long routes

It is worth noting that the speed of Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains has been increased on many routes

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Kumar said,

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Indian Railways is preparing to upgrade the speed of trains up to 130 kilometers per hour on two routes, from Delhi to Mumbai and from Delhi to Howrah, allowing the faster passenger movement in a shorter time period.

Speaking on the issue, Member (Signal & Telecom), Railway Board Pradeep Kumar said, "The Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes are almost ready for fitness and signalling consideration. The trains on this route can run at a speed of 130 km per hour. In this financial year, trains are expected to run at this speed on these two routes."

Adding to this, Kumar said, "As announced