Tilting Train In India: What Is A Tilting Train & When Will It Launch In India ? Explained

Episode Description

There was a time when the Indian Railways was used by the British to drain our resources, but today it is the country's principal mode of transportation, for both people and goods. 90% of India's population use Indian Railways as their primary mode of transportation. With over 67.956 million meters of track length, the Indian railways covers the length and breadth of the country, and even after such a feat, the Indian Railways is constantly expanding. Recently, the Indian railways got the new fleet of Vande Bharat Train which clocks a speed of 130 km per hour. The Vande Bhart Express was very well received by the passengers ! And now, the Indian Railways has announced something even more astonishing. You know how a bike tilts whenever there's a turn right ? Now imagine a train a full fledged train tilting at turns ? How bonkers would that be ? Well we're gonna experience something like that very soon. The Indian railways has announced that it will introduce tilting trains in India by 2025 - 26. So, what exactly are tilting trains ? How does it exactly work ? Why do we need them ? 

 

Host & script - Rudrashis Kanjilal

Producer - Lalit

 

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