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The Delhi–Kolkata high-speed rail corridor [1] is one of the route of the proposed high-speed rail in India. The line is part of the Diamond Quadrilateral Program, which seeks to unite the cities of New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai via high speed rail. This travels along the Howrah-Delhi main line from Tundla to Howrah.
Non-stop section Train name/no Distance Frequency Running time Ref 1 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central: Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express: 493 Daily 5 hrs 50 min 2 Bilaspur Junction - Tatanagar Junction: Pune–Howrah Duronto Express: 468 Bi-Weekly 6 hrs 05 min Mumbai CST–Howrah Duronto Express: M,T,W,F 5 hrs 57 min 3 New Delhi – Kota Junction
The 12313 / 12314 Sealdah–New Delhi Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani class train of Indian Railways which connects the capital of West Bengal, Kolkata to the National Capital of India, New Delhi through Sealdah. It is the third Rajdhani Express class train connecting Delhi and Kolkata and is the second-fastest connection between these two ...
Prior to the 2014 general election, the two major national parties (Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress) pledged to introduce high-speed rail.The INC pledged to connect all of India's million-plus cities by high-speed rail, [2] whereas BJP, which won the election, promised to build the "Diamond Quadrilateral" project, which would connect the cities of Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata ...
In July 2023, Indian railways announced plans for a non-air-conditioned train with sleeper and general facilities for long-distance travel. [3] The trainsets are manufactured by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai at the cost of ₹ 65 crore (US$7.5 million) per trainset. [ 4 ]
Namo Bharat Rapid Rail (also referred to as Vande Metro) is a short-distance service that operates on an inter-city rail network to connect major cities within a distance of around 100–250 km (62–155 mi).
The first named intercity train (Flying Ranee) was introduced in 1906 for providing connections between two cities from one state to other various states in India.The train left Surat station for Mumbai Central station to cover a distance of 264 km in 5 hrs 28 min and ran weekly from 1906 to 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II.
The High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRCIL) is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) which has been incorporated in 2012 as a subsidiary of Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a public sector enterprise of the Government of India.