| Railway will work on speed improvements at Delhi – Mumbai and Howrah routes by RailEnquiry Admin on 29 January, 2017 - 03:08 PM | ||
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 RailEnquiry Admin | Railway will work on speed improvements at Delhi – Mumbai and Howrah routes on 29 January, 2017 - 03:08 PM | |
In the upcoming budget Delhi – Howrah and Delhi – Mumbai rail routes strengthening and fencing will form the highlights of upcoming budget. Merged with general budget railway will just have two page mention of upcoming activities. Activities will include expenditure, major projects and revenue targets. Railways has already embarked on an ambitious project to speed up train movement in busy corridors. To run trains at speed of 160 kmph an estimated investment of Rs. 45 lakh per kilometre will also form a part of this budget. According to a senior railway official, “Fencing off the entire route is crucial for running trains at 160 km per hour which can be later raised to 200 km per hour.” Fencing of tracks will prevent cattle movement and trespassing which will allow railways to achieve higher speeds. Signalling upgradation and elimination of unmanned level-crossings along the way is also as important as fencing. Railways has sought Rs. 1.19 lakh crore over the next five years from the government for safety upgradation of the rail network and the Finance Ministry is likely to grant Rs. 20,000 crore in the first year. | ||