Indian Railways has been on a major infrastructure building drive that has led to new ideas and initiatives blooming that have thereby ensured that passengers journeys get more comfortable, hygienic and faster. Here is another standout initiative by the Railways. Indian Railways is all set to execute a plan for setting up a railway line across the national highways! One such proposal is to connect Nagpur-Mumbai Super Expressway (Samriddhi Mahamarg), Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said in a statement. 

The construction of such a high-speed Railway Corridor will make it feasible to cover distance between Nagpur and Mumbai in just 5 hours.  Indian Railways has also allocated a record sum of Rs.67000 crore for development of Sub urban railway network in Mumbai which is used by one third of total Railway passengers in India.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis said that these projects will be hailed as innovative steps and will be followed by nation.