Eight premium services on the busy corridor, including Gatimaan and Shatabdi expresses, had been restricted to 130 kmph by the Railway Board in June 2024 pending safety upgrades. The deployment of the indigenous Safety Integrity Level 4 Kavach system is now complete, using dedicated towers, stationary control units, and RFID tags. Safety trials are actively being run by the Research Designs & Standards Organisation to authorize faster running times. Further down the line, an approved Northern Corridor bullet train project could eventually drop Delhi-Agra transit times to approximately 59 minutes.
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Completion of the Kavach system installation allows Indian Railways to prepare for higher…: Completion of the Kavach system installation allows Indian Railways to prepare for higher train speeds on the route.
The certified safety system relies on stationary control units, dedicated towers, and RFI…: The certified safety system relies on stationary control units, dedicated towers, and RFID tags to safeguard operations.
Long-term travel plans include a proposed bullet train that could connect Delhi and Agra…: Long-term travel plans include a proposed bullet train that could connect Delhi and Agra in an estimated 59 minutes.
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Eight trains currently running at 130 kmph
According to an RTI reply from Indian Railways to TOI, eight services, including Gatimaan Express, Vande Bharat and Shatabdi trains, are currently operating at 130 kmph on the Delhi-Agra section, below their maximum permissible speeds.Read more:CM Chandrababu Naidu wants to scrap Rs 500 notes, wants only currency like 100 and Rs 200 in circulation to help tackle corruption
Railway Board had restricted train speeds until Kavach became operational
A Railway Board letter dated June 24, 2024, capped the speed of select trains at 130 kmph until the Kavach Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system became operational. The restriction applied to the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Rani Kamalapati and Hazrat Nizamuddin-Khajuraho Vande Bharat services, as well as the New Delhi-Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi Gatimaan Express.Kavach installation complete on Delhi-Agra route
Work on installing the indigenous Kavach ATP system on the Delhi-Agra section has been completed, and safety trials are…
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