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Posted: Jul 27 2017 (12:12)
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Last Response: Jul 27 2017 (20:43)
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Last Response: Jul 27 2017 (20:43)
Need for a Rajdhani along SBC-DVG-BGM-MRJ-PUNE route?
* Mumbai-SBC is a very hot air route, but not so hot railway route, as the track is not fully double, permit low operating speed and give very low avg. speed (44-54kmph).
* SBC-DVG-BGM-MRJ-PUNE is about 100kms longer than SBC-GTL-WADI-PUNE route hence not desirable.
* SBC-GTL-WADI-PUNE-CSTM route is fully doubled, electrified and upgraded for 130kmph, about 1150 km distance between CSTM & SBC can be covered in about 14 hrs, instead of 22-24 hrs normally taken by express trains. This Rajdhani shall be succesfull even when operated daily. (CSTM-Pune-SUR-GR-GTL-SBC) This train shall...
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* SBC-DVG-BGM-MRJ-PUNE is about 100kms longer than SBC-GTL-WADI-PUNE route hence not desirable.
* SBC-GTL-WADI-PUNE-CSTM route is fully doubled, electrified and upgraded for 130kmph, about 1150 km distance between CSTM & SBC can be covered in about 14 hrs, instead of 22-24 hrs normally taken by express trains. This Rajdhani shall be succesfull even when operated daily. (CSTM-Pune-SUR-GR-GTL-SBC) This train shall...
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