The Mumbai–Ahmedabad main line is a railway route on the Western Railway section of Indian Railways. It is one of the busiest railway routes of the Indian Railways and is fully electrified. The Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operates on the southern part of this route.
The Ahmedabad–Mumbai corridor passes through some major industrial cities such as Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Ankleshwar, Vapi, Dahanu Road and Palghar. There are commutes daily and regularly between these industrial clusters for business and work. This makes the Ahmedabad–Mumbai line one of the most productive and beneficial for the public.
Main lines branches Currently, the Ahmedabad–Mumbai mainline consists of some branch lines which are totally on broad gauge,irfca.org, Retrieved 13 Aug 2020 these are: Nadiad Junction–Modasa line with a length of 104 km. New line from Modasa-Udaipur is working Vadtal Swaminarayan–Kanjari Boriyavi Junction line with a length of 6 km. Khambhat–Anand Junction line with a length of 53 km. Godhra Junction–Anand Junction line with a length of 79 km. Kathana–Vasad Junction line with a length of 43 km. Vadodara Junction–Chhota Udepur line with a length of 105 km. Dahej–Bharuch Junction line with a length of 62 km. Rajpipla–Ankleshwar Junction line with a length of 63 km.irfca.org, Retrieved 13 Aug 2020
History 1855: Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company (BB&CI), incorporated by Act of British Parliament on 2 July, signs an agreement with British East India Company on 21 Nov to construct a railway line from Surat to Baroda and Ahmedabad. 1860: BB&CI's first section from Ankleshwar to Utran is inaugurated, and the Surat railway station was built; it was the first railway station in Asia to have a platform on the first floor (above ground level). 1862: Asia's first narrow-gauge line opened between Dabhoi and Miyagam (near Vadodara), and BB&CI introduces the world's first double-decker coaches. 1863: The first train is flagged off from Kalupur railway station in Ahmedabad to Surat on 20 January. 1864: BB&CI trains reach Bombay and run between Grant Road and Valsad. 1870: BBCI Railway runs direct trains between Ahmedabad and Bombay. 1901: The Anand–Tarapur branch line was inaugurated by the Petlad–Cambay Railway of BBCI. 1917: The Ankleshwar–Rajpipla branch line was inaugurated by the Rajpipla State Railway of BBCI. 1929: The Vadtal–Kanjari Boriyavi Branch line was inaugurated by the Boriyavi–Vadtal Railway of BBCI. 1930: The Vasad–Kathana Branch line was inaugurated by the Vasad–Katana Railway of BBCI.Indian Railways History, Retrieved 22 August 2020 1974: Virar Ahmedabad sector was AC electrified since 1973–74 in phases. 1987: The electrified Delhi–Vadodara route was commissioned by Western Railways.
Trains The following trains serve this line:
Runs only on this route Train name Train no Starts End Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express22962/61AhmedabadMumbai CentralMumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express20901/02Mumbai CentralAhmedabad GandhinagarAhmedabad–Mumbai Central Tejas Express82901/02 AhmedabadMumbai CentralMumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express 12009/10 Mumbai Central AhmedabadGujarat Express 22953/54 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Karnavati Express 12934/33 Ahmedabad Mumbai CentralGujarat Mail 12901/02 Mumbai Central AhmedabadSankalp Fast Passenger 59550/49 Ahmedabad Vatva VadodaraMumbai Central–Ahmedabad Passenger 59439/40 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Passenger 59441/42 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Flying Ranee 12921/22 Mumbai Central SuratVadodara Express 12927/28 Mumbai Central VadodaraMumbai Central–Valsad Fast Passenger 59023/24 Mumbai Central Valsad Lok Shakti Express 22927/28 Mumbai Bandra (T) Ahmedabad Bandra Terminus–Vapi Passenger 59045/46 Mumbai Bandra (T) Vapi/Valsad Bandra Terminus–Surat Intercity Express 12935/36 Mumbai Bandra (T) Surat Dahanu Road–Vadodara Superfast Express 22929/30 Bhilad VadodaraGujarat Queen 19034/33 Ahmedabad Valsad Vadodara–Ahmedabad Intercity Express 19035/36 Vadodara Ahmedabad Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express 12931/32 Ahmedabad Mumbai Central
Starts from Mumbai, Valsad, Surat and Ahmedabad Train name Train no Starts End Via on this routePaschim Superfast Express 12925/26 Mumbai Bandra (T) Amritsar Vadodara August Kranti Rajdhani Express 12953/54 Mumbai Central Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin VadodaraRanakpur Express 14707/08 Bikaner Mumbai Bandra (T) AhmedabadFirozpur Janata Express 19023/24 Mumbai Central Firozpur Vadodara Mumbai Central–New Delhi Tejas Rajdhani Express 12951/52 Mumbai Central New Delhi Vadodara Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express 12267/68 Mumbai Central Rajkot AhmedabadBandra Terminus–Haridwar Express 19019/20 Mumbai Bandra (T) Dehradun Vadodara Kutch Express 19131/32 Mumbai Bandra (T) Bhuj AhmedabadAravali Express 19707/08 Mumbai Bandra (T) Jaipur AhmedabadGolden Temple Mail 12903/04 Mumbai Central Amritsar Vadodara Suryanagri Express 12479/80 Jodhpur Mumbai Bandra (T) AhmedabadSaurashtra Janata Express 19017/18 Mumbai Bandra (T) Jamnagar AhmedabadSaurashtra Express 12915/16 Mumbai Central Porbandar Ahmedabad Saurashtra Mail 19005/06 Mumbai Central Okha AhmedabadAvantika Superfast Express 12961/62 Mumbai Central Indore VadodaraSayajinagari Express 19115/16 Mumbai Bandra (T) Bhuj Ahmedabad Dadar–Ajmer Superfast Express 12989/90 Mumbai Dadar Ajmer AhmedabadDadar–Bhuj Superfast Express 12959/60 Bhuj Mumbai Dadar Ahmedabad Shri Ganganagar–Dadar Superfast Express 12489/90 Bikaner Mumbai Dadar Ahmedabad Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express 12907/08 Mumbai Bandra (T) Delhi Hazrat Nizmuddin VadodaraYuva Express 12247/48 Mumbai Bandra (T) Delhi Hazrat Nizmuddin Vadodara Jaipur Superfast Express 12955/56 Mumbai Central Jaipur VadodaraJaipur–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express 22933/34 Mumbai Bandra (T) Jaipur Vadodara Ajmer–Bandra Terminus Express 22995/96 Mumbai Bandra (T) Ajmer Vadodara Bandra Terminus–Udaipur Superfast Express 22901/02 Mumbai Bandra (T) Udaipur VadodaraSwaraj Express 12471/72 Mumbai Bandra (T) Jammu Tawi Vadodara Mumbai Central–Hisar Duronto Express 12239/40 Mumbai Central Jaipur *Vadodara Mumbai Central–Indore Duronto Express 12227/28 Mumbai Central Indore *Vadodara Mumbai Central–New Delhi Duronto Express 22209/10 Mumbai Central New Delhi *Vadodara Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Express 12971/72 Mumbai Bandra (T) Bhavnagar Ahmedabad Avadh Express 19037/38 Mumbai Bandra (T) Gorakhpur Vadodara Avadh Express 19039/40 Mumbai Bandra (T) Muzaffarpur VadodaraGarib Rath Express 12215/16 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Mumbai Bandra (T) Ahmedabad Vivek Express 19027/28 Mumbai Bandra (T) Jammu Tawi Ahmedabad AC Superfast Express 22903/04 Mumbai Bandra (T) Bhuj AhmedabadBandra Terminus–Saharsa Humsafar Express 22913/14 Mumbai Central New Delhi Vadodara Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express 19029/30 Mumbai Bandra (T) Delhi Sarai Rohilla AhmedabadJodhpur Express 19065/66 Mumbai Bandra (T) Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) AhmedabadJhansi Express 11103/04 Jhansi Mumbai Bandra (T) VadodaraPatna Express 19049/50 Mumbai Bandra (T) Patna Udhna JunctionChandigarh Express 22451/52 Mumbai Bandra (T) Chandigarh AhmedabadGandhidham Express 19451/52 Mumbai Bandra (T) Gandhidham AhmedabadHaridwar Express 22917/18 Mumbai Bandra (T) Haridwar Vadodara Valsad–Dahod Intercity Express 12929/30 Valsad Dahod VadodaraValsad–Jodhpur Weekly Express 19055/56 Valsad Jodhpur AhmedabadUdyog Karmi Express 12943/44 Valsad Kanpur Udhna Junction Valsad Haridwar Express 12911/12 Valsad Haridwar VadodaraShramik Express 19051/52 Valsad Muzaffarpur Udhna JunctionValsad–Puri Superfast Express 22909/10 Valsad Puri VadodaraSurat–Muzaffarpur Express 19053/54 Surat Muzaffarpur VadodaraVadodara–Jamnagar Intercity Superfast Express 22959/60 Surat Jamnagar AhmedabadTapti Ganga Express 19051/52 Surat Bhagalpur Udhna JunctionSurat–Malda Town Express 13245/46 Surat Malda Town Udhna JunctionTapti Ganga Express 19045/46 Surat Chhapra Udhna JunctionUdhna–Varanasi Express 19057/58 Udhna Junction Varanasi Udhna JunctionGujarat Sampark Kranti Express 12917/18 Ahmedabad Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin VadodaraSabarmati Express 19165/66 Ahmedabad Darbhanga VadodaraAhmedabad–Varanasi City Sabarmati Express 19167/68 Ahmedabad Varanasi VadodaraNavjeevan Express 12655/56 Ahmedabad Chennai Central Udhna JunctionHowrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express 12833/34 Ahmedabad Howrah Udhna JunctionPrerana Express 22137/38 Ahmedabad Nagpur Udhna JunctionAhimsa Express 11095/96 Ahmedabad Pune Vasai RoadAhmedabad–Pune Duronto Express 12297/98 Ahmedabad Pune *Vasai RoadPuri–Ahmedabad Express 12843/44 Puri Ahmedabad Udhna Junction Chennai Central−Ahmedabad Express 19419/20 Chennai Central Ahmedabad Vasai Road Navjeevan Express 12655/56 Ahmedabad Chennai Central Udhna Junction Azimabad Express 12947/48 Ahmedabad Patna Vadodara Ahmedabad–SCSMT Kolhapur Express 11049/50 Ahmedabad Kolhapur CSMT Vasai Road
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Trains run through this route
Train name Train no Starts End Via on this route S/E Okha–Tuticorin Vivek Express 15967/68 Tuticorin Okha Vasai Road–Ahmedabad Rajkot–Coimbatore Express 16613/14 Rajkot Coimbatore Vasai Road–Ahmedabad Rajkot–Secunderabad Express 17017/18 Rajkot Secunderabad Vasai Road–Ahmedabad Tirunelveli–Jamnagar Express 19577/78 Tirunelveli Jamnagar Vasai Road–Ahmedabad Mysuru–Ajmer Express 16209/10 Ajmer Mysore Vasai Road–Ahmedabad Thiruvananthapuram–Veraval Express 16333/34 Veraval Thiruvananthapuram Vasai Road–Ahmedabad Madgaon–Hapa Superfast Express 22907/08 Madgaon Hapa Vasai Road–Ahmedabad Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express 12263/64 Pune Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Vasai Road–Vadodara Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express 12431/32 Thiruvananthapuram Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Vasai Road - Vadodara Goa Sampark Kranti Express12449/50 Madgaon Chandigarh Vasai Road - Vadodara Kerala Sampark Kranti Express12217/18 Kochuveli (Thiruvananthapuram) Chandigarh Vasai Road - Vadodara Marusagar Express12977/78 Ernakulam Ajmer Vasai Road - Vadodara Yesvantpur–Barmer AC Express14805/06 Yeshvantapur Barmer Vasai Road - Ahmedabad Indore–Pune Express 19311/12 Indore Pune Vasai Road - Vadodara Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi) 11463/64 Somnath Jabalpur Vadodara - Ahmedabad Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina) 11465/66 Somnath Jabalpur Vadodara - Ahmedabad Parasnath Express 12941/42 Bhavnagar Asansol Vadodara - Ahmedabad Shanti Express 19309/10 Gandhinagar Indore Vadodara - Ahmedabad Shalimar–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express 22829/30 Bhuj Kolkata Shalimar Vadodara - Ahmedabad Dwarka Express 15635/36 Okha Guwahati Vadodara - Ahmedabad Gandhidham–Puri Express (via Vizianagaram) 19453/54 Gandhidham Puri Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad Garba Superfast Express 12937/38 Gandhidham Howrah Vadodara - Ahmedabad Hisar–Coimbatore AC Superfast Express 22475/76 Bikaner Coimbatore Vasai Road - Ahmedabad Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express 18501/02 Visakhapatnam Gandhidham Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad Kaviguru Express 12949/50 Porbandar Santragachi (Kolkata) Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad Shalimar–Porbandar Superfast Express 12905/06 Porbandar Howrah Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad
Speed limits Most of the Ahmedabad–Mumbai mainline is classified as 'A' class line where trains can run up to 160 km per hour but in certain sections speeds may be limited from 100 kmph to 110 kmph +StationMaximum operational speedMumbai Central to Borivali100 kmpl Borivali to Virar110 kmplVirar to Ahmedabad160 kmpl
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