The government says the high-speed rail tracks will run parallel to an expressway and benefit thousands of passengers, farmers and traders in both directions.
Soon,
you will be able to reach Nagpur from Mumbai in just five hours!
Indian
Railways is planning to construct a dedicated high-speed railway
line alongside the under-construction Nagpur-Mumbai
Super Express, which is also known as Samriddhi Mahamarg. The
high-speed railway line will reduce the travel time by up to 10 hours
once it is completed. Currently, it takes around 13 to 14 hours to
reach from Mumbai to Nagpur and vice-verse via rail.
"The
line will run parallel to the Expressway and benefit thousands of
passengers, farmers and traders, in both directions,” Piyush Goyal
said.
Indian
Railways, Maha Metro Rail Corporation Limited and the state
government have signed a MoU to build a Mass Rapid Transit System in
Nagpur. The aim to is to connect the railway line with the existing
metro coaches.
Union
Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Water Resources Nitin
Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were also
present at the MoU signing ceremony.
Gadkari
proposed to the Ministry of Railways to introduce modern
air-conditioned Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) rakes on the
broad gauge railway lines connecting Nagpur with towns of Kotal,
Bhandara, Ramtek and Wardha — all within a distance of 40-60 km.
The
rakes will run at a speed of up to 120 kmph and help reduce the
travel time in the congested sections, a ministry statement said.
The
proposed train will equip the daily commuters with the option of
faster, easy, time-saving, air-conditioned travel.
Indian
Railways has also allocated a record sum of Rs 67 trillion (Rs 67,000
crore) for the development of Suburban railway network in Mumbai.
Mumbai railway network is one of the largest railway networks in
India and used by one-third of total railway passengers in India.
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