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Konkan Rail to unveil 'bullet train' in Dec

Come December and Konkan Railway Corporation will launch the first ever 'bullet train' on the Indian tracks.

KRCL is embarking on a grandiose plan of introducing a special train between Mumbai and Goa that can run up to 160 kms per hour. At this speed, it will be the fastest train ever to run in India.

'We have already developed certain technologies to match international standards that will be adopted while designing the special coaches before the launch,'' said KRCL managing director B Rajaram.

For years there has been a stock of special coaches fitted with high class suspension, that can withstand speeds of more than 150 kms per hour.

Unfortunately, he lamented, "our experts in the Indian Railways did not even try once to check their efficacy." This time, however, Konkan Railway is determined to test run the high-speed train between Roha (Maharashtra) and Madgaon (Goa). This would help cover the distance of 430 kms between the two places in just two-and-half hours.

Currently, the speed of trains running on the 760 km-Konkan Railway tracks is 110 kms per hour. According to Rajaram, KRCL trains have already been tested for speed of up to140 kms per hour.

On the safety side, KRCL has developed the anti-collision device christened raksha kavach or safety shield, claiming to be the first of its kind in the world, which would be effectively put into use from August this year.

KRCL plans to market the anti-collision device in Europe, Australia and South-Asian countries besides the UK and USA.

UNI

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