A speed trial conducted on the Kurukshetra-Narwana rail route on February 5th by an OMR special train failed to meet the required speed standards. Consequently, the introduction of the Vande Bharat Express train on this route is now also on hold. The trial indicated that the train achieved speeds of...
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up to 100 km/h between Narwana and Dhund but failed to reach that speed between Dhund and Kurukshetra. The trial only managed speeds of 80 km/h for a significant portion of this section. The railway authorities attribute this failure to the sandy nature of the track between Dhund and Kurukshetra, which is not yet robust enough to support speeds of 110 km/h. As a result, the speeds of other trains operating on this route will not be increased either. The railway authorities plan to conduct another speed trial after strengthening the track in the coming months. The trial involved a team of 15 officials, including senior engineer Vaibhav Pathak from North Railway Delhi, who inspected the track between Narwana and Kurukshetra on February 5th. The 86-km-long Kurukshetra-Narwana rail route has a 43-km stretch in the Kaithal district, which has been recently replaced, with the remaining sections being over 150 years old. Rail authorities are committed to addressing the shortcomings identified during the trial to ensure the successful implementation of speed enhancement measures.