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National Highway 16 (NH 16) also known as Kolkata - Chennai Highway is a major National Highway in India that runs along east coast of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. [1] It was previously known as National Highway 5.
It holds the record for longest distance between consecutive passenger halts. It is the seventh-fastest-running train in India. [1] Earlier it used to run as 12275/76 Allahabad - New Delhi Duronto Express of Duronto Express category from 9 February 2010 to 14 September 2019 before being converted to Humsafar Express.
On 4 July 2014, Indian Railways conducted a trial run of a passenger train on the upgraded broad-gauge section between New-Delhi and Agra at speeds of 160 km/h (99 mph) along half of the 200 km (120 mi) long route. [31]
More recently, in 2016, at least 146 people were killed when a passenger train traveling between the cities of Indore and Patna slid off the tracks, and in 2010 145 died in the state of West ...
Train name/No. Distance No. of stops Frequency Scheduled running time Ref 1 Dibrugarh: Kanniyakumari: 22503/22504 Dibrugarh–Kanyakumari Vivek Express: 4,154.1 km 58 Daily 75 hrs 30 min (~3 days 3 hours 30 minutes) [1] 2 Silchar: Thiruvananthapuram Central: 12507/12508 Thiruvananthapuram–Silchar Aronai Superfast Express: 3,915.5 km 57 Weekly
As of 2023, India does not have any operational high-speed tracks. In 2016, Ministry of Railways envisaged to have top speeds of 300–350 km/h (190–220 mph) with trains running on elevated corridors to isolate high-speed train tracks to prevent trespassing. Multiple feasibility studies have been done and probable routes have been identified.
As of 31 March 2024, automatic block signalling is used on a total route length of 4,431 km (2,753 mi) for train operations – concentrated in high density routes, large cities and junctions. [3] Remaining routes are based on absolute block signalling with trains manually controlled by signal men from the signal boxes typically located at ...
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