Railways determined to increase train speed on Mumbai-Howrah route; Bhusawal-Manmad 3rd line project in full swing
In order to increase the train speed on the busy Mumbai-Howrah route, the 183.94 km long Bhusawal-Manmad 3rd line project is going on in full swing.
Bhusawal-Pachora (71.72 km) stretch is completed. Chalisgaon-Pimparkhed and Nandgaon-Manmad sections are near completion. At the same time, work on Pachora-Chalisgaon and Pimparkhed-Nandgaon sections is in progress, informed the Ministry of Railways on Wednesday.
The Mumbai-Howrah railway line is also known as the Mumbai–Kolkata line. It connects Kolkata and Mumbai (via Nagpur). In 1900, the 1,968-kilometre-long railway line was opened to traffic.
