New Delhi to Mumbai high-speed train was 3 hours late

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A TV journalist reports from inside the Talgo train in Mumbai.

Mumbai - The train had commenced its final phase trial run from Delhi on Monday at 7.5pm and arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday at 11.40am, over three hours behind schedule, a Western railway official said, adding that heavy rains enroute caused the delay.

By PTI

Published: Wed 3 Aug 2016, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Wed 3 Aug 2016, 2:00 AM

Spanish-made high-speed train Talgo on Tuesday 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 7.5pm and arrived in Mumbai on Tuesday at 11.40am, 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 1,384km in 12 hours and 35 minutes, and was scheduled to reach the metropolis at 8.31 am. However, the train attained its maximum speed and the trial run at 130 km/hr was successful, he said.
The Talgo train runs at an average speed of around 90-100 km/hr and can attain a maximum speed of 130-150 km/hr.
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.
As the gleaming train passed by certain stations en route on the Mumbai suburban sector, many commuters were seen excitedly waving, screaming with joy and clicking pix of the zooming Talgo.
Further trials of this train are expected to be undertaken on August 5, 8 and 14 on the Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai sector with higher speeds on curves and increasing to 140 kmph and 150 kmph with each trial.
After further trials and clearances from the Commissioner of Railway Safety, the train is expected to be commissioned by Western Railway around March 2017.