SER Upgrades Max Speed to 130 km/h on Andul-Kharagpur Section

South Eastern Railway has upgraded the Maximum Permissible Speeds on the Andul-Kharagpur section to 130 km/h from the earlier 110 km/h.

All three lines on the 102 kilometre stretch under Kharagpur division are now declared fit for 130 km/h speeds. With this upgrade, four pairs of trains are running at 130 km/h speeds on the section as of now, SER claimed in a statement today.

The zone has also announced increases in speeds on several other sections

SectionDistanceOld SpeedNew Speed
Andul – Kharagpur102 km110 km/h130 km/h
Hatia – Muri67 km95 km/h105 km/h
Rupsa – Bhanjpur51.6 km70 km/h100 km/h
Nimpura – Hijli50 km/h75 km/h
Bimalgarh – Barsuan21 km55 km/h65 km/h

Speed upgrades in the other sections will also help faster movement of freight trains, the zone has claimed.

Related Posts

Got something to say? Post a comment!