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Satellite Tracking Of Trains Improved Efficiency : Railways

Times 85 | 29/07/2020 12:57 PM | Click to read full article

Amid the pandemic, the Railways has increased the freight loading traffic along with the average speed of freight trains. The average speed of these trains in July is 45.03 kilometre per hour which is around double in comparison to last year for the same month (23.22 kmph).

Around 6,500 locos (electric and diesel) are already equipped with Global Positioning System (GPS), about 6,000 locos to be equipped by December 2021.

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