India’s first semi-high speed freight train likely to run by December
India’s first semi-high speed freight train is likely to hit the tracks by December, officials said Friday.
Replicating the concept of Vande Bharat trains, the 16-coach ‘Gati Shakti’ train can clock 160 kmph and will be manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
In order to implement the PM Gati Shakti initiative in a focused manner, the Railways has created a separate directorate at the Railway Board with its branches at Khurda, Bilaspur, Delhi and Bengaluru divisions to expedite the ambitious scheme.
