Delhi-Agra train commuting in 90 minutes by December
Updated: Mar 29, 2014 02:16:23pm
New Delhi, March 29 (KNN) In a move which will boost tourism and business sectors of Agra and Delhi, the Indian Railway Board has decided to start a train between the two cities which would take only 90 minutes to complete the entire journey.
“Train journey by end of this calendar between Delhi to Agra would be completed within 90 minutes with medium speed trains running within the tracks between the two cities. Currently, Railways take close to three hours to travel between Delhi and Agra,” Chairman Railway Board, Arunendra Kumar disclosed here yesterday.
Addressing Global Rail Convention-2014 organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kumar also disclosed that similar arrangements would follow for Delhi-Chandigarh and Delhi-Kanpur for railway commuters for which no particular time frame was prescribed by him.
Keeping in view the tourism and the historical perspective, the Railways have been planning for long to cut short the journey between Delhi and Agra within the shortest possible time.
Medium speed trains would be running between Delhi and Agra for which the commuting time would not exceed more than one and half hour, assured the Railway Board Chairman.
In a bid to effect the modernization of its operations with broad-basing its safety net, the Indian railways have been receiving foreign and private investments from serious stake holders. Accordingly, whatever investments targets are planned for 12th Five Year Plan period to achieve its modernization, these would be realized, pointed out Kumar.
On the Railways corridors projects, especially proposed for Delhi-Mumbai Corridor, States such as Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have come forward to finance them within their respective jurisdiction on mutually beneficial conditions, explained Kumar.
President of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sharad Jaipuria in his welcome remarks praised the Indian railways for performing its job so perfectly in the middle of so much of expectations and aspirations of people of India.
He, however, suggested that since expansion and modernization of Indian railways need billions of dollars, the railways should encourage private sector participation with hundred per cent foreign equity also. (KNN/SD)
“Train journey by end of this calendar between Delhi to Agra would be completed within 90 minutes with medium speed trains running within the tracks between the two cities. Currently, Railways take close to three hours to travel between Delhi and Agra,” Chairman Railway Board, Arunendra Kumar disclosed here yesterday.
Addressing Global Rail Convention-2014 organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kumar also disclosed that similar arrangements would follow for Delhi-Chandigarh and Delhi-Kanpur for railway commuters for which no particular time frame was prescribed by him.
Keeping in view the tourism and the historical perspective, the Railways have been planning for long to cut short the journey between Delhi and Agra within the shortest possible time.
Medium speed trains would be running between Delhi and Agra for which the commuting time would not exceed more than one and half hour, assured the Railway Board Chairman.
In a bid to effect the modernization of its operations with broad-basing its safety net, the Indian railways have been receiving foreign and private investments from serious stake holders. Accordingly, whatever investments targets are planned for 12th Five Year Plan period to achieve its modernization, these would be realized, pointed out Kumar.
On the Railways corridors projects, especially proposed for Delhi-Mumbai Corridor, States such as Rajasthan, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand have come forward to finance them within their respective jurisdiction on mutually beneficial conditions, explained Kumar.
President of PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sharad Jaipuria in his welcome remarks praised the Indian railways for performing its job so perfectly in the middle of so much of expectations and aspirations of people of India.
He, however, suggested that since expansion and modernization of Indian railways need billions of dollars, the railways should encourage private sector participation with hundred per cent foreign equity also. (KNN/SD)
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