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Which is the fastest running train on Indian Railways ?
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- Mumbai-Goa Superfast Express
- New Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi Express
- New Delhi-Mumbai & Rajdhani Express
- New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi Express
- None of these
- Mumbai-Goa Superfast Express
Correct Option: E
The fastest train in India is Bhopal Shatabdi between New Delhi - Bhopal Junction with a maximum speed of 161 km/h (100 mph) and an average speed of 87.17 km/h (56.5 mph), excluding stops is the train which attains highest speed by an Indian train. The Duronto Express trains introduced in 2009, runs without stop between major cities, is projected the fastest train in India, when new services are introduced with a higher speed limit of 130 km/h. Despite limited to a much lower speed limit, it is as fast as a Rajdhani or Shatabdi on the same route with one exception that Duronto Express trains have no intermediate halts.