Bhopal-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express reached 161 kilometres per hour speed during its launch run on Saturday.
At present the expected speed limit of Vande Bharat Express is 160 kmph but generally it operates at an average speed of 100 km speed, officials said.
The train touched the speed of 161 kmph between Raja ki Mandi in Agra and Mathura, said the official.
A small stretch of the track between the Agra Cantonment and Nizamuddin railway stations has been designed in a manner to fit the speed limit.
