High speed Talgo train arrives two-hour late in Mumbai

The high-speed Talgo train’s arrival was delayed on Tuesday morning in Mumbai due to heavy rain in Palghar district of Maharashtra and Gujarat.  A two-hour delay was reported on its first full-fledged trial run. “Effective trial of Talgo train has been conducted successfully between Delhi & Surat. Train arrived at Surat right on time. Further due to temporary disruption in track due to washout after heavy rain in Vapi-Bhilad section, it got delayed. 

Further, 2-3 more trials will be carried out between Delhi-Mumbai in the coming days.



@RailMinIndia,” the Western Railway said in a series of tweets.

Talgo is a Madrid-based leading manufacturer of semi-high speed (160-250 kmph) and high-speed (350 kmph) passenger trains, which are energy-efficient. 

At present, the superfast Rajdhani Express train takes around 16 hours to complete the 1,384 km journey between New Delhi and Mumbai.

The semi high-speed train will undertake four journeys between New Delhi and Mumbai on August 1, 5, 9 and 14 on different speeds ranging between 130 kmph and 200 kmph.