Talgo trial run: High-speed train to depart for Delhi from Mumbai today

Zee Media Bureau

New Delhi: Spanish-made train Talgo will today depart from Mumbai aiming a maximum speed of 130 kmph and is expected to reach the national capital tomorrow evening.

Talgo train aims to cut the travel time between Delhi and Mumbai to 12 hours will run at 130 kmph on this trial run.

On its return journey, the train will start on August 3 from Mumbai at 3 PM and will reach New Delhi the next day at 5 PM with the speed of 130 kmph.

On Tuesday, the high-speed train Talgo completed its third and final phase of trials from New Delhi to Mumbai, but arrived at its destination over three hours behind schedule.

The train had commenced its final phase trial run from Delhi on Monday at 7:55 PM and arrived in Mumbai Tuesday at 11.40 AM, over three hours behind schedule, a Western railway official said, adding that heavy rains enroute caused the delay.

The semi-high-speed train was expected to complete the journey of 1,384 km in 12 hours and 35 minutes, and was scheduled to reach the metropolis at 8.31 AM.

The light-weight train aims to cut short the time between the two destinations by almost four hours. Presently, super-fast trains such as Rajdhani Express take around 16 hours to traverse the route.

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

With Agency Inputs