Your train journey to Charminar city just got faster by two hours. Central Railway, after track upgradation was completed last month, has announced the first train on the Mumbai-Hyderabad route which will bring the travel time to 14 hours from the earlier 16 hours. The train will be operational from today (October 1).

“One of the first long-distance trains in the sector to get upgraded and speeded up is the Mumbai-Hyderabad train. The train covers a distance of about 789 km. At present, the train takes about 16.10 hours. In the revised timetable effective from October 1, it will take some 14.25 hours. The average speed of the train has increased from 49.11 km per hour to 55.06 kmph. This is one of the most significant savings of time in train journeys in recent days,” said Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer, Central Railway. “The train has also been renumbered from 17032/17031 to 22731/22732,” he added. A senior CR official said with doubling of the line, there is space for more trains. “And with the electrification in place, we do not need to change engines, saving time,” he added.