Train 18 reaches Prayagraj on its test run

Train 18, which has already gained a maximum speed of 180 kmph during trials, left for Allahabad at 00.55 am Saturday for the second and last trial run to the holy city in preparation for its commercial run on the route from January, a senior official said. PM Narendra Modi is expected to flag off the train by mid-January, the official said. It reached the holy city at around 7:48 am this morning, completing the 665-km journey in six hours and 50 minutes at a speed of around 110 kmph. This is approximately two hours less that what Rajdhani takes to complete the journey.

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