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The Indian government conducted joint surveys with a Japanese government team in 2014, finally approving a corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. The new high-speed service will use a Japanese Shinkansen system and rolling stock. The cost of procuring the technology is estimated to be around ₹ 110,000 crore (US$13 billion).
Introduced in 2019, Vande Bharat train-set built by ICF, is the fastest in India. In April 2016, the WAP-5 hauled Gatimaan Express became the fastest commercial train in India, with a maximum operational speed of 160 km/h (100 mph). [21] In 2018, a modified WAP-5A locomotive reached speeds of 200 km/h (125 mph) in trials. [22]
The Vande Bharat sleeper trainset, formerly known as Train-20 is a semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit (EMU) train, designed to replace the Rajdhani Express. It is being developed based on the existing short-distance Vande Bharat trainset , differing in exterior body, sleeping berths, and onboard amenities due to its long ...
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).
Vande Bharat Express is a medium to long-distance superfast express service operated by Indian Railways.It is a reserved, air-conditioned chair car service connecting cities that are less than 800 km (500 mi) apart or take less than ten hours to travel with existing services and a planned reserved, air-conditioned sleeper service connecting cities that are 800 km (500 mi) to 1,200 km (750 mi ...
New Jalpaiguri–New Mal–Samuktala Road † Northeast Frontier Railway: 1950 182 km (113 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) Yes [69] New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon: Northeast Frontier Railway: 1963 252 km (157 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) 2024 [70] New Mal–Changrabandha–New Cooch Behar: Northeast Frontier Railway: 2016 128.6 km (79.9 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) 2024
The Vande Bharat trainset, formerly known as Train 18, is an Indian electric multiple unit chair car trainset designed and developed by Indian Railways at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai. The train achieved a maximum speed of 183 km/h (114 mph) during its trial runs but the operational speed of the train is restricted to 160 km/h (99 mph ...
In 2015, the first Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered trains were rolled out. [67] On 5 April 2016, Gatimaan Express, then India's fastest train with a maximum speed of 160 km/h (99 mph), made its first run from New Delhi to Agra Cantonment. [68] The central government approved the merger of the Rail and General budgets from 2017. [69]