Western Railway is upgrading infrastructure across its network to raise the maximum permissible speed on several routes to 130 kmph from the current 100-110 kmph, while work is also underway to enable trains on the busy Mumbai-Delhi trunk route to run at up to 160 kmph, a senior railway official said on Tuesday.
The speed enhancement programme is aimed at cutting travel time, improving operational efficiency and offering faster connectivity to passengers, Western Railway General Manager Ramashray Pandey said during an informal interaction with media persons at the railway's Churchgate headquarters.
