Railways Speeds Up 261 Trains Under ‘Mission Raftaar’

‘Mission Raftaar’ that was announced in Railway Budget 2016-2017 and foresees a goal of doubling average speed of cargo trains and increasing the average speed of all non-suburban passenger trains by 25 kmph in the next five years.

To increase the mobility of the system, Mainline Electric Multiple Units (MEMUs) and Diesel Electric Multiple Units (DEMUs) have been used to replace 141 short distance passenger trains, especially having reversal en route, by in 2018-2019.

The Indian Railways has speeded up 261 trains, by 110 minutes, spread across different zones as part of its Mission Raftaar in order to provide faster travel to passengers. This change will be updated in the new timetable and followed from July 1.
The new timetable will reflect 40 new services, extension of 21 previous services and increase in frequency of eight services.
Usage of rolling stock has also been maximised by Indian Railways.

Underlining travelers’ solace and security, a sum of 411 sets of significant long separation trains are presently running with Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) mentors by using 465 rakes.

Indian Railways announced speeding up of 261 trains, by 110 minutes, over different zones across the country as a part of Mission Raftaar, that was announced in Railway Budget 2016-2017, to provide faster travel to passengers.

Source: IBEF

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