Fastest trains in India

Fastest trains in India

This is a list of India's fastest long-distance trains by commercial speed (i.e., total distance covered divided by total time taken, including scheduled stoppages). The criterion for entry into this list is a commercial speed of at least 70 km/h. Note that speed is computed only over the entire length of a train's run (in both directions), and not for parts thereof. Where a train takes multiple routes (e.g., the Kolkata Rajdhani), only the fastest is taken into consideration. All data is taken from the official website of the [http://www.indianrail.gov.in Indian Railways] . (Note: the website gives "chargeable distance" [http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-jargon.html IRFCA FAQ (See entry on "Chargeable Distance")] ] , which on some routes, e.g. the Konkan Railway and the Ambala-Kalka section [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20000724/mailbag.htm The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Mailbag ] ] , is higher than the actual distance. This may lead to the impression that the speed of certain trains is higher than it actually is.) The Indian Railways intend to substantially increase the speed of several trains in the near future, in particularthe Shatabdi Express trains [ [http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Railways/Speed_is_the_new_mantra_for_Indian_Railways/articleshow/2491986.cms Speed is the new mantra for Indian Railways- Railways-Transportation-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times ] ] .

List

Distribution of fastest trains by origin/destination states

Fastest Sections

Bhopal Shatabdi (2001) covers the Agra-Mathura section (157km) in 43min - an average speed of 161 km/h.Mumbai Rajdhani (2951) covers the New Delhi-Mathura section (141 km) in 1hr 19min - an average speed of 107 km/h. Mumbai Rajdhani (2952) covers the New Delhi-Kota section (465 km) in 4hr 25min - an average speed of 105 km/h.Fact|date=July 2008

See also

* Fastest trains in China

References and Notes

External links

* [http://indiarailinfo.com/trains India Rail Info] List of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and other trains


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