New Delhi, July 2 -- In a move to allow the faster passenger movement in a shorter time period, the Indian Railways is planning to upgrade the speed of trains up to 130 kilometres per hour on two routes, including Delhi to Mumbai and from Delhi to Howrah.

"The Delhi-Howrah and Delhi-Mumbai routes are almost ready for fitness and signalling consideration. The trains on this route can run at a speed of 130 km per hour. In this financial year, trains are expected to run at this speed on these two routes," said Member (Signal & Telecom), Railway Board Pradeep Kumar.

The Railways for the last few years has been making continuous efforts to improve the speed of the trains and has been t improve the speed of the trains, he further added.

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