A rail for two cities

Indians are losing a lot because the Indian Railways lacks drive, ambition and imagination. How? Delhi and Mumbai (1,380 km) are about as distant as Beijing and Shanghai (1,320 km). On June 30 last year, China Rail inaugurated a high-speed service which compressed travel time between the two cities to just five hours. A second-class seat on the train costs CNY 550 (R4,400) and a first-class seat CNY 935 (R7,500). Airlines charge R6,500 for the Delhi-Mumbai route.

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