Deccan Queen - मेरे सपनों की रानी

The Commissioner of Railway Safety has approved raising of maximum speeds on the 509 km Itarsi-Nagpur-Balharshah route to 130 kmph. This is the final section on the Delhi-Chennai Golden Diagonal awaiting the speed upgrade.

However, Central Railway may have to comply with some CRS directives before it is able to officially upgrade speeds on the route.

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a notification dated 12th January 2022, the CRS’s approval has come with several conditions.

Construction of fencing along the route within 3 years. Sanction is conditional upon approval of construction work for the boundary wall within a year.
All turnouts are to be replaced with Thick Web Switches
Track, OHE and Signalling are to be compliant with various requirements laid down.
Speed restrictions are to be imposed wherever infrastructure is not fit for 130 kmph.
All necessary modifications are to be done as soon as possible, with compliance reports submitted to CRS.