Gatimaan Express, India's fastest train, to hit tracks next week

April 01, 2016 16:01

India will get its first semi-high speed train Gatimaan Express most likely on April 5. The train which will run at the speed of 160 km/hour between Delhi and Agra will cover the 184 km distance in 105-110 minutes. Its speed is faster than the fastest Shatabdi -- the New Delhi-Bhopal Habibganj Shatabdi Express whose maximum speed is 140-150 km/hour.

With the final trial finishing on March 22, the train is waiting for Railway Ministry's approval to take people along with it from Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station in the national capital to the city of Taj Mahal.

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