NEW DELHI – Unlike all other rail routes, freight trains in the 351 km New Bhaupur-New Khurja section of Eastern dedicated freight corridor it will not be necessary to slow down along this section. Sources said this will be one of the unique features of the two dedicated brokers.
An official said that the train that was stopped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday in a designated speed 60 kmph clocked 59.6 km per hour during the entire race. While the design speed of even the fastest passenger trains, such as Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express What’s more, the average speed drops since in several sections you have to brake.
“One of the reasons that no train would be required to slow down is our good maintenance practice, which would be strictly followed,” the rail official said. Work on both Oriental and Western dedicated freight corridors picked up speed in recent months after the prime minister held a review meeting on progress. While expressing his displeasure at the delay, he had asked the Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal to hold a weekly review meeting.
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