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RITES secures LoA for maintenance of Indian Railways’ 1st high-speed test track

Developed by RDSO, the 64-km-long dedicated test track is designed for comprehensive testing of rolling stock.

The project falls under the administrative jurisdiction of North Western Railway (NWR).The project falls under the administrative jurisdiction of North Western Railway (NWR). (Image generated using AI)
Written by: Anish Mondal
2 min readMar 22, 2026 01:18 PM IST First published on: Mar 22, 2026 at 01:18 PM IST

Indian Railways’ first high-speed test track: RITES has received a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) from Lucknow-based Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) for maintaining Indian Railways‘ first high-speed test track in Rajasthan. Developed at a cost of Rs 967 crore, the facility is located between Gudha and Thathana Mithri in the Nawa region of the Jodhpur Division, about 70 km from Jaipur. The project falls under the administrative jurisdiction of North Western Railway (NWR).

“RITES has received Letter of Acceptance from Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), Lucknow for Comprehensive maintenance contract of dedicated test track between Gudha and Thathana Mithri stations of Jodhpur division of NWR,” it said in a statement.

Anish Mondal is a journalist with over nine years of experience covering the railways and roadways. ... Read More

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