JOIN USThe high-speed Talgo train’s arrival was delayed on Tuesday morning in Mumbai due to heavy rain in Palghar district of Maharashtra and Gujarat.
A two-hour delay was reported on its first full-fledged trial run. “Effective trial of Talgo train has been conducted successfully between Delhi & Surat. Train arrived at Surat right on time. Further due to temporary disruption in track due to washout after heavy rain in Vapi-Bhilad section, it got delayed. Further, 2-3 more trials will be carried out between Delhi-Mumbai in the coming days. @RailMinIndia,” the Western Railway said in a series of tweets.
Talgo is a Madrid-based leading manufacturer of semi-high speed (160-250 kmph) and high-speed (350 kmph) passenger trains, which are energy-efficient.
Delhi-Mumbai in 12 hrs
This high-speed train is expected to cut travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to 12 hours.
The nine-coach Talgo train consists of two executive class cars, four chair cars, a cafeteria, a power car and a tail-end coach for staff and equipment.
At present, the superfast Rajdhani Express train takes around 16 hours to complete the 1,384 km journey between New Delhi and Mumbai.
The semi high-speed train will undertake four journeys between New Delhi and Mumbai on August 1, 5, 9 and 14 on different speeds ranging between 130 kmph and 200 kmph.
DH News Service