Looks like Indian Railways is on the rise! If reports are to be believed Ministry of Railways and Italian infrastructure and engineering company FS-ItalferAn MoU has been signed for the launch of Delhi to Jaipur Semi-High Speed Rail Corridor, The responsibility here will be to reduce the travel time between the two cities as there will be an unprecedented increase in train speed. 200 km/h,
The exact distance between Delhi to Jaipur is 309 km. Currently, trains running from Delhi to Jaipur take around 4.5 hours running at an average speed of 75 km/hr and reaching a maximum of 110 km/hr.
Northern Railway, Delhi and North Western Railways have been asked by the Railway Ministry to conduct a comprehensive study on the feasibility of the project. But, if this corridor starts functioning soon, it will take daily commuting to a whole new level.
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What is quite interesting is that the air travel from Delhi to Jaipur takes 1 hour, and this train journey lasts only 1.5 hours! Add in the time spent at luggage collection and checkout at the airport and you may have arrived at your destination a few minutes earlier than you would have if you were traveling by train.
Following the recent news trend on bullet trains and the wider metro network, The Delhi to Jaipur Semi-High Speed Rail Corridor is definitely a great development! Thank you, Indian Railways!!
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