Recently, Indian Railways has announced the launch of India's first semi-high speed freight train 'Gati Shakti'.
To increase its share in freight transportation from the present 27 per cent to 45 per cent by 2030, Indian Railways plans to roll out semi high-speed freight trains by 2022 end.
Named 'Gati Shakti,' the semi high-speed freight train can clock 160 km per hour, and presently plans are to make 25 such trains at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai.
The present freight trains run with a top speed of just 75 kmph.
