China to help India to increase speed of trains

NEW DELHI: China has agreed to provide more speed to Indian trains and help develop railway stations in this country to international class.
    
The highest speed an Indian train has logged so far is 150 km/hour by Shatabadi Express between Delhi and Agra.
    
In China, the highest speed recorded is 275 km/hr.
    
The two countries' cooperation in rail sector is envisaged in a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent visit to Beijing.
     
Experts from the two sides will visit each others' facilities and help in training personnel.
    
The agreement, valid for three years, envisages development of rail-related programmes of mutual interest.
    
The other areas in which India seeks cooperation of the Chinese Railway include development of multimodal logistics parks, heavy haul operations and research and development.
      
Senior officials of China's Railway are expected to visit India soon to firm up the details and modalities of mutual cooperation.
    
The Chinese Railways' experience in signalling and telecommunication, traction supply, high axle load operations, design and maintenance practices, track machines, development and operations and multimodal transport in railway sector would be of benefit to Indian Railway.
    
Chinese railways carry the highest level of freight traffic in the world and a very high level of passenger traffic.