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Website. www .indiapost .gov .in. India Post is an Indian government-operated postal system in India, and is the trade name of the Department of Post under the Ministry of Communications. Generally known as the Post Office, it is the most widely distributed postal system in the world, and India is the country that has the largest number of post ...
Vande Bharat, an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU), introduced in 2018, is the fastest operational train-set and is capable of reaching 183 km/h (114 mph). Prime ministers of India and Japan at ground breaking ceremony of Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed line. Modified E5 series Shinkansen that would be used in India can be seen in the backdrop.
Indian Railways is a statutory body under the ownership of the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India that operates India's national railway system. As of 2023, it manages the fourth largest national railway system by size with a track length of 132,310 km (82,210 mi), running track length of 106,493 km (66,172 mi) and route length of ...
The actual operating speed was much lower due to track restrictions and congestion with top speeds restricted to 130 km/h (81 mph) for most trains. [173] In October 2023, Namo Bharat, built for RapidX by Alstom was launched and is capable of reaching speeds of up to 180 km/h (110 mph). [174]
In alignment with this directive, the Railway Board approved a project budgeted at Rs. 6,865 crore under the Indian Railway’s Mission Raftaar initiative. The project's objective is to elevate the maximum permissible speed of both the Delhi – Howrah and Kanpur – Lucknow routes to 160 kmph by the timeline of 2022-2023.
As of 31 March 2022, Indian railway network spans 128,305 km (79,725 mi) of track length, 102,831 km (63,896 mi) of running track length and 68,043 km (42,280 mi) of route length. [32] Track sections are rated for speeds ranging from 80 to 200 km/h (50 to 124 mph), though the maximum speed attained by passenger trains is 160 km/h (99 mph).
The Tejas Express is a semi-high speed fully air-conditioned train introduced by Indian Railways. It features modern onboard facilities with doors which are operated automatically. Tejas means "sharpness", "lustre", or "brilliance" in many Indian languages. It is one of 3 semi-high speed trains running in India, the others being the Vande ...
Group D lines: Support up to 100 km/h (62 mph) Group C lines: These lines are not categorised according to speed but rather comprise suburban railway lines, with speeds up to 130 km/h (81 mph) on some routes. Group B lines: The routes which support an operational speed between 110 and 130 km/h (68 and 81 mph) are classified as Group B lines.