Talgo covers distance between Delhi, city faster than Rajdhani

The high-speed train from Spain, Talgo, completed the trial run between New Delhi and Mumbai Central that was carried on Sunday in less than 12 hours at a maximum speed of 150 kmph. It covered a distance of 1,384km.

The Talgo train had left New Delhi at 2.45 pm on Saturday and reached Mumbai at 2.33 am early on Sunday morning. “The lightweight Talgo train covered the distance between Delhi and Mumbai in 11 hours and 42 minutes in its final trial. It was a successful trial. The train comprises lightweight aluminium coaches with tilting technology,” Railway Board member (traffic) Mohammad Jamshed.

The train with nine coaches had a third trial between New Delhi and Mumbai at 140 km per hour on September 7. Talgo aims to reduce travel time between Delhi-Mumbai by four hours. Currently, the super-fast Rajdhani Express train takes around 16 hours between New Delhi and Mumbai.

Railways had conducted the trial run of Talgo trains on the Bareilly-Moradabad stretch in Uttar Pradesh, followed by the second trial run on the Palwal-Mathura section of the North-Central Railway.

Suresh Prabhu, Union railway minister, tweeted on Sunday, stating, “A major achievement for our team. We are working on increasing speed, reducing travel time using innovative means (sic).”

The nine-coach Talgo train consists of two executive class cars, four chair cars, a cafeteria, a power car and a tail-end coach for staff and equipment.

Talgo technicians were onboard during the trial.