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NEW DELHI, 11 January 2021: Indian Railways are now running faster with trains capable of sustaining a maximum speed of 130 kph on stretches totalling 1,280 km out of 1,612 km of track that covers the Golden Quadrilateral – Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) route zone.
The new top speed for train covers the entire GQ-GD route over South Central Railway, except for the Vijayawada – Duvvada section, where signalling upgrades are in progress.
The so-called Golden Quadrilateral project connects the four
major metro cities, namely Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.
It began in 2001 with national highway network development
and by 2012 connected most of the major industrial, agricultural and cultural
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Indian Railways to operate trains at speed of 130 Kmph along the Golden Quadrilateral and Golden Diagonal sections
The enhanced speed limits could be achieved due to the systematic and planned strengthening of track & its infrastructure by removing bottlenecks.Premium
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Indian Railways enhanced the maximum speed to 130 kmph for 1,280 km length out of 1,612 Km in Golden Quadrilateral - Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) route.This covers the entire GQ-GD route over South Central Railway, except Vijayawada - Duvvada section, where signaling up-gradation work is in progress.
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The enhanced speed limits could be achieved due to strengthening of track and infrastructure in the 1,280 km length out of 1,612 km in the Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal route. | Photo Credit:
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Maximum speed enhanced to 130 kmph in GQ-GD route
South Central Railway (SCR) has achieved a landmark achievement by drastically enhancing the maximum speed to 130 kmph for 1,280 km length out of 1,612 km in Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) route, except the Vijayawada-Duvvada section, where signalling upgrade work is in progress.
Enhanced speed limits could be achieved due to strengthening of track and its infrastructure by removing bottlenecks in these sections like laying of 260-metre long welded rail panels, improvement of curves and gradients. The works were done during the lockdown phase last year and the Lucknow-based Railway Designs & Standard Organisation conducted