Title - Mumbai to Delhi in 13 hours in existing train

By up-grading existing trains that run between Delhi and Mumbai railway will bring down the journey time from Delhi to Mumbai to 13 hours. This is three hours less than current running time.

By cutting down this time railway is trying to make Rajdhani a true overnighter. The first trial of this service was conducted recently, using the Linke Hofman Busch (LHB) coaches of the Rajdhani.

In a month members of Railway Board will discuss all the issues related to this new service. With current coach composition, 24 coach Mumbai Rajdhani can hit top speeds of 130kmph. This allows Rajdhani to attain an average speed of 90 kmph.

To complete journey in 12 hours a 14 coach train will be used pulled by a single engine. The LHB coaches are designed to run at a top speed of over 150 kmph — the engines are capable of 200 kmph.