A Central Railway train on Tuesday exceeded the 120 kmph speed limit on the Panvel-Roha section in the 23 km distance between Nagothane and Pen. The trial, conducted in the presence of the Commissioner of Railway Safety and CR General Manager DK Sharma, is expected to give a big boost to speed up trains on the section.

Mission Raftaar
The project to speed up trains is part of Mission Raftaar, and the move is in the larger interest to cut down travel time between key cities. Central Railway has been working on seven such sections. They include Mumbai CSMT-Kasara, Diva-Panvel-Roha, Amravati-Narkher, Pune-Miraj-Kolhapur, Miraj-Latur, Manmad to Solapur and Boisar-Diva.