The Ministry of Railways on Saturday (January 9, 2021) announced that they have increased the maximum speed to 130 kmph along the Golden Quadrilateral-Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) sections. “Indian Railway achieved a big milestone this year by drastically enhancing the maximum speed to 130 kmph for 1280 km length out of 1,612 Km in Golden Quadrilateral – Golden Diagonal (GQ-GD) route. This covers the entire GQGD route over South Central Railway except Vijayawada – Duvvada section where signalling up-gradation work is in progress,” said the Ministry of Railways.
Notably, the Golden Quadrilateral connects the four major metro cities namely Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.
“The enhanced speed limits could be achieved due to the systematic and planned strengthening of tracks & its infrastructure by removing bottlenecks in these sections on a fast pace,” the Ministry of Railways added.
This included heavier rails, laying of 260 meters long welded rail panels, improvement…