Fastest Trains Currently Running, Before Hopefully India Gets Its First Bullet Train

BENGALURU: Narendra Modi-led BJP party had promised to launch high-speed rails in its election manifesto. After winning the election, the party has stuck to its commitment by starting a Diamond Quadrilateral project, to connect the cities of Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai via high-speed railway networks. The government of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan Government to examine the Ahmadabad and Mumbai route so as to introduce the first ever bullet train in the country.

India’s first bullet train service is expected to kick-start from 2023 on the Ahmadabad to Mumbai route. It will cover 508 km distance in just two hours with a maximum speed of 320 Kmph. The second bullet train of the country is expected to run between New Delhi to Varanasi route in which it will cover the 782 km distance in just 2 hours and 40 minutes. Indian Railways are the fourth largest rail network in the world with the increasing frequency of its train since the time of its commencement. Here is the list prepared by The Indian Express Website, talking about the fastest trains in India, before High-speed rail program will take over.

Gatimaan Express

It is the fastest train running currently in India that was inaugurated by Railway minister Mr. Suresh Prabhu on April 5, 2016. It runs between Hazrat Nizamuddin (New Delhi) to Agra Cantonment, covering a distance of about 188 km within 100 minutes. This semi-bullet train has a top speed of 160 Kmph with an average speed of 100 Kmph.

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