New Delhi: The Indian Railways plans to slow down the speed of Vande Bharat Express and Gatiman Express trains with an eye on passenger safety. It should be noted that these trains are capable of hitting a top speed of 160 kmph. Indian Railways to slow down these trains. Indian Railways will cut the speed of Vande Bharat and Gatiman Express as well as Shatabadi trains on these routes:
S. NO.
Train number
1
12050/12049 Delhi-Jhansi-Delhi Gatiman Express
2
22570/22469 Delhi-Khajuraho-Delhi Vande Bharat Express
3
20172/20171 Delhi-Rani Kamlapati-Delhi Vande Bharat Express
4
12002/12001 Delhi-Rani Kamlapati-Delhi Shatabdi Express
The Indian Railways is planning to reduce the speed of these trains in the aftermath of the Kanchanjunga Express train crash., the Hindu reported, citing officials from the Ministry of Railways, who shared that the Railway Board had received a letter to this effect from the North Central Railways.
While the speed of Vande Bharat Express and Gatimaan Express will be slowed down to 130 km from 160 kmph, the Shatabdi Express will now run at 130 km, compared to 150 kmph earlier. This speed reduction is likely to increase the travel time by 25-30 minutes on the specified routes.
This change is also likely to affect the schedule of 8-10 other trains, according to railways officials. To be sure, the Vande Bharat Express is running at near 130 kmph speeds on most routes across India, except for a few stretches of the Delhi-Kanpur sector, the officials added.
Will slowing down trains improve safety?
Shubhranshu, former Principal Chief Mechanical Engineer at the Integral Coach Factory said the move to cut train speeds in the aftermath of the Kanchanjunga Express was knee-jerk. He said that the collision was not owing to high speed, since the goods train that collided with the Kanchanjunga Express was running at a speed of 45 kmph, the Hindu reported. Shubhranshu was instrumental in the design and development of the Vande Bharat Express.
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