Japanese team in Vadodara, Surat: speedier trains on cards

Japanese team visits Vadodara, Surat: speedier trains on cards
Surat, 14 July, 2011


Japanese team in Vadodara, Surat: speedier trains on cards


A three-member Japan government’s delegation that includes experts from Mitsubishi Research Institute on Wednesday visited Surat and Vadodara railway stations to explore the feasibility of semi high-speed rail development in India.

The speed of trains presently on 1,400-km long Delhi-Mumbai route(Mathura-Kota-Ratlam-Vadodara-Surat) is 160 kilometres per hour (Kmph). Indian Railways is considering a plan to increas it to 200 Kmph on this route.