The trial run for high-speed Talgo trains between Delhi-Mumbai route began from today. <br/><br/>The trial run for Talgo trains will also be carried out on 3rd and 5th of this month. <br/><br/>Indian Railways had conducted the first ever trial run for Talgo trains on the Bareilly – Moradabad stretch in Uttar Pradesh in May this year, while the second trial run was conducted on the Palwal-Mathura section of the North-Central Railway. Both the phases of the trial run were successful.<br/> <br/>Spanish-made Talgo became the fastest train in the country by clocking a speed of 180 kilometre per hour by covering 84 km in 38 minutes in a trial conducted by Railways on Mathura-Palwal route, surpassing the record of Gatimaan Express. <br/><br/>Talgo aims to connect the national capital, New Delhi, with the financial capital, Mumbai. <br/><br/>The high-speed Talgo train is expected to cover the distance between Delhi and Mumbai in just 12 to 13 hours. <br/><br/>The super fast Rajdhani Express train takes around 16 hours to complete the 1,384 km stretch between New Delhi and Mumbai. <br/><br/>The Rajdhani Express has an average running speed of nearly 91 kilometer per hour. It can further attain a top speed of 130 kilometers per hour.<br/><br/>Talgo train has 9 coaches consisting of two Executive Class cars, four Chair Cars, a cafeteria, a power car and a tail-end coach for staff and equipment. <br/><br/>Talgo claims that their coaches can also run on higher speeds even on curves.
News On AIR | August 1, 2016 9:13 PM
Trial run for high-speed Talgo trains between Delhi-Mumbai route begins