Indian Railways’ Mission Raftaar gathers steam, New Delhi-Mumbai and New Delhi-Howrah routes set for speed enhancementMission Raftaar, launched in the 2016-17 Railway Budget, aims to increase the average speed of freight and superfast mail/express trains. This mission is focused on upgrading the New Delhi-Mumbai and New Delhi-Howrah routes of the Golden Quadrilateral. To achieve this, several measures are being implemented, including constructing bypasses, rail flyovers, third/fourth...
more... line construction, powering trains, replacing loco-hauled trains with MEMUs, changing timetables, and upgrading the traction system. The speeding up of trains depends on track upgrades, signaling systems, overhead equipment, high-powered locomotives, and modern coaches. The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (1,337 kilometers) and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (1,149 kilometers) have been commissioned, enabling faster freight train speeds. Mission Raftaar is a mission, not a specific scheme/project, making it difficult to allocate funds by state or identify specific trains.
2016-17 ke Railway Budget mein launch kiya gaya Mission Raftaar ka maqsad freight aur superfast mail/express trains ki average speed badhana hai. Ye mission Golden Quadrilateral ke New Delhi-Mumbai aur New Delhi-Howrah routes ko upgrade karne par focus kar raha hai. Iske liye kai measures implement kiye jaa rahe hain, jaise...
more... bypasses, rail flyovers, third/fourth line construction, trains ko powering karna, loco-hauled trains ko MEMUs se replace karna, timetables mein changes karna, aur traction system ko upgrade karna. Trains ki speed badhana track upgrades, signalling systems, overhead equipment, high-powered locomotives aur modern coaches par depend karta hai. Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (1,337 kilometers) aur Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (1,149 kilometers) ko commission kiya jaa chuka hai, jisse freight trains ki speed badh gayi hai. Mission Raftaar ek mission hai, koi specific scheme/project nahi, isliye state-wise funds allocate karna ya specific trains identify karna mushkil hai.