Surat: Indian Railways has completed upgrades on 741 kilometers of single track in the Konkan region, enabling 45 major trains to operate at speeds of 120 km/h. The new speed limit will significantly reduce travel time, allowing passengers to reach their destinations faster. For instance, the journey from Surat to Goa and South India will be shortened by about an hour, with timings varying by station.

The speed increase applies to trains with LHB coaches along the entire 741-kilometer stretch from Roha in Maharashtra to Thokur in Karnataka, up from the previous speed of 70-95 km/h.

This route, a vital part of the Konkan Railway along India’s west coast, has long been limited by winding, hilly terrain. However, recent track upgrades have raised the maximum speed to 120 km/h. Among the 45 upgraded trains, about a dozen travel from Ahmedabad, Okha, and Gandhidham to Surat via Goa, using the Roha-Thokur section in South India. The Railways have instructed various zones to adjust train timings, impacting several Konkan Railway stations.

List of trains passing through Surat now running at 120 kmph:

22414-22413 Nizamuddin-Madgaon Capital

12450-12449 Chandigarh-Goa Sampark Kranti

19578-19577 Jamnagar-Tirunelveli

16337-16338 Okha-Ernakulam

12484-12483 Amritsar-Kochuveli

12978-12977 Ajmer-Ernakulam

22475-22476 Hisar-Coimbatore

20924-20923 Gandhidham-Tirunelveli Humsafar

20932-20931 Indore-Kochuveli

20910-20909 Porbandar-Kochuveli

22908-22907 Hapa-Madgaon

16311-16312 Sriganganagar-Kochuveli

16333-16334 Veraval-Trivandrum

19260-19259 Bhavnagar-Kochuveli

22634-22633 Nizamuddin-Trivandrum

22656-22655 Nizamuddin-Ernakulam

45 trains at 120kmph on Konkan Railway! Increase in the Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) to 120 km/h for trains with LHB coaches running on the Roha (ROHA) Thokur (TOK) Roha (ROHA) section over Konkan Railway with immediate effect, subject to the observance of all permanent speed… pic.twitter.com/9ghhaVJiXq

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