Wow! High-speed Talgo train completes Delhi-Mumbai route trial in less than 12 hours!

Zee Media Bureau

Mumbai: What could revolutionise train travel experience in India, is the feat that Talgo train achieved in its last leg of trial on Delhi Mumbai route on Sunday. The train covered 1,384 km stretch in less than 12 hours at 150 kmph.

Railways Ministry tweeted the success of the trail:

In a big boost to IR' dreams of semi-high #Talgo's train completed #Delhi#Mumbai Rajdhani route trial in <12Hrs pic.twitter.com/sGd1SbSDQI — Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) September 11, 2016

The train had left from New Delhi station at 2:45 p.m on Saturday and reached Mumbai at around 2:34 a.m on Sunday.

Nine super light-weight coaches manufactured by Spanish firm Talgo, which can hit 200 km per hour, were imported to Mumbai in April.

The earlier trials had tested the train for sensors and derailment and were run at a much lower speed. 

The speed trial of the coaches at a speed of 115 km per hour were conducted on the the 90-km long line between Bareilly and Moradabad continued for around two weeks.

After the Bareilly and Moradabad route trial, the train was test-run on the route between Mathura and Palwal for around 40 days with speed up to 180 km per hour.