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The Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line or 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.
| Ahmedabad–Mumbai Main Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | अहमदाबाद - मुंबई मुख्य लाइन , અમદાવાદ - મુંબઇ મુખ્ય લાઇન |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Gujarat, Maharashtra |
| Termini | |
| Service | |
| System | Electrified |
| Operator(s) | Western Railway |
| History | |
| Opened | 20 January 1863 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 493 km (306 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE fully operational |
| Operating speed | up to 160 km/h |
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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 the most beneficial for the public.
Main lines Branch
editCurrently, the Ahmedabad–Mumbai mainline consists of some branch lines which are totally on broad gauge,[1] these are:
1) Nadiad Junction–Modasa line with a length of 104 km. New Line From Modasa-Udaipur Is Working
2) Vadtal Swaminarayan–Kanjari Boriyavi Junction line with a length of 6 km.
3) Khambhat–Anand Junction line with a length of 53 km.
4) Kathana–Vasad Junction line with a length of 43 km.
5) Vadodara Junction–Chhota Udepur line with a length of 105 km.
5) Dahej–Bharuch Junction line with a length of 62 km.
6) Rajpipla–Ankleshwar Junction line with a length of 63 km.[2]
History
edit- 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.[3]
- 1864: BB&CI trains reach Mumbai 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.[4]
- 1974: Virar Ahmedabad sector was AC electrified since 1973-74 in phases.[5]
- 1987: The electrified Delhi–Vadodara route was commissioned by Western Railways.[6]
Trains
editThe following trains serve this line:
Runs only on this route
edit| Train name | Train no | Starts | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express | 20901/02 | Mumbai Central | Gandhinagar |
| Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central Tejas Express | 82901/02 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express | 12009/10 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Gujarat Express | 22953/54 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Karnavati Express | 12933/34 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Gujarat Mail | 12901/02 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Passenger | 59439/40 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Passenger | 59441/42 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Flying Ranee | 12921/22 | Mumbai Central | Surat |
| Vadodara Express | 12927/28 | Mumbai Central | Vadodara |
| Mumbai 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 Surat Intercity Express | 12935/36 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Surat |
| Bhilad - Vadodara Superfast Express | 22929/30 | Bhilad | Vadodara |
| Gujarat Queen | 19033/34 | Valsad | Ahmedabad |
| Vadodara Ahmedabad Intercity Express | 19035/36 | Vadodara | Ahmedabad |
| Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Double Decker Express | 12931/32 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
Starts from Mumbai, Valsad, Surat and Ahmedabad
edit| Train name | Train no | Starts | End | Via on this route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paschim Express | 12925/26 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Amritsar | Vadodara |
| August Kranti Rajdhani Express | 12953/54 | Mumbai Central | Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin | Vadodara |
| Ranakpur Express | 14707/08 | Bikaner | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Ahmedabad |
| Firozpur Janata Express | 19023/24 | Mumbai Central | Firozpur | Vadodara |
| Mumbai Rajdhani Express | 12951/52 | Mumbai Central | New Delhi | Vadodara |
| Mumbai Central–Rajkot Duronto Express | 12267/68 | Mumbai Central | Rajkot | Ahmedabad |
| Dehradun Express | 19019/20 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Dehradun | Vadodara |
| Kutch Express | 19131/32 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Bhuj | Ahmedabad |
| Aravali Express | 19707/08 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Jaipur | Ahmedabad |
| Golden Temple Mail | 12903/04 | Mumbai Central | Amritsar | Vadodara |
| Suryanagri Express | 12479/80 | Jodhpur | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Ahmedabad |
| Saurashtra Janata Express | 19017/18 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Jamnagar | Ahmedabad |
| Saurashtra Express | 12915/16 | Mumbai Central | Porbandar | Ahmedabad |
| Saurashtra Mail | 19005/06 | Mumbai Central | Okha | Ahmedabad |
| Avantika Express | 12961/62 | Mumbai Central | Indore | Vadodara |
| Sayajinagari Express | 19115/16 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Bhuj | Ahmedabad |
| Dadar - Ajmer Superfast Express | 12989/90 | Mumbai Dadar | Ajmer | Ahmedabad |
| Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express | 12959/60 | Bhuj | Mumbai Dadar | Ahmedabad |
| Bikaner Dadar Superfast Express | 12489/90 | Bikaner | Mumbai Dadar | Ahmedabad |
| Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express | 12907/08 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Delhi Hazrat Nizmuddin | Vadodara |
| Yuva Express | 12247/48 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Delhi Hazrat Nizmuddin | Vadodara |
| Jaipur Superfast Express | 12955/56 | Mumbai Central | Jaipur | Vadodara |
| Jaipur 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 | Vadodara |
| Swaraj Express | 12471/72 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Jammu Tawi | Vadodara |
| Jaipur Duronto Express | 12239/40 | Mumbai Central | Jaipur | *Vadodara |
| Indore Duronto Express | 12227/28 | Mumbai Central | Indore | *Vadodara |
| Mumbai 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 | Vadodara |
| Garib 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 | Ahmedabad |
| Premium AC Express | 22913/14 | Mumbai Central | New Delhi | Vadodara |
| Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express | 19029/30 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Delhi Sarai Rohilla | Ahmedabad |
| Jodhpur Express | 19065/66 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) | Ahmedabad |
| Jhansi Express | 11103/04 | Jhansi | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Vadodara |
| Patna Express | 19049/50 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Patna | Udhna Junction |
| Chandigarh Express | 22451/52 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Chandigarh | Ahmedabad |
| Gandhidham Express | 19451/52 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Gandhidham | Ahmedabad |
| Haridwar Express | 22917/18 | Mumbai Bandra (T) | Haridwar | Vadodara |
| Valsad - Dahod Intercity Express | 12929/30 | Valsad | Dahod | Vadodara |
| Valsad Jodhpur Express | 19055/56 | Valsad | Jodhpur | Ahmedabad |
| Udyog Karmi Express | 12943/44 | Valsad | Kanpur | Udhna Junction |
| Valsad Haridwar Express | 12911/12 | Valsad | Haridwar | Vadodara |
| Shramik express | 19051/52 | Valsad | Muzaffarpur | Udhna Junction |
| Valsad-Puri Superfast Express | 22909/10 | Valsad | Puri | Vadodara |
| Surat–Muzaffarpur Express | 19053/54 | Surat | Muzaffarpur | Vadodara |
| Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express | 22959/60 | Surat | Jamnagar | Ahmedabad |
| Tapti Ganga Express | 19051/52 | Surat | Bhagalpur | Udhna Junction |
| Surat-Malda Town Express | 13245/46 | Surat | Malda Town | Udhna Junction |
| Tapti Ganga Express | 19045/46 | Surat | Chhapra | Udhna Junction |
| Udhna Varanasi Express | 19057/58 | Udhna Junction | Varanasi | Udhna Junction |
| Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express | 12917/18 | Ahmedabad | Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin | Vadodara |
| Sabarmati Express | 19165/66 | Ahmedabad | Darbhanga | Vadodara |
| Sabarmati Express | 19167/68 | Ahmedabad | Varanasi | Vadodara |
| Navjivan Express | 12655/56 | Ahmedabad | Chennai Central | Udhna Junction |
| Howrah Ahmedabad Superfast Express | 12833/34 | Ahmedabad | Howrah | Udhna Junction |
| Prerana Express | 22137/38 | Ahmedabad | Nagpur | Udhna Junction |
| Ahimsa Express | 11095/96 | Ahmedabad | Pune | Vasai Road |
| Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express | 12297/98 | Ahmedabad | Pune | *Vasai Road |
| Puri 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 Superfast Express | 12947/48 | Ahmedabad | Patna | Vadodara |
| Ahmedabad - CSMT Kolhapur Express | 11049/50 | Ahmedabad | Kolhapur CSMT | Vasai Road |
- * Technical stops
Trains run through this route
edit| 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 Superfast Express | 19577/78 | Tirunelveli | Jamnagar | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Mysore 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 |
| Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express | 12431/32 | Thiruvananthapuram | Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Goa Sampark Kranti Express | 12449/50 | Madgaon | Chandigarh | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Kerala Sampark Kranti Express | 12217/18 | Kochuveli (Thiruvananthapuram) | Chandigarh | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Marusagar Express | 12977/78 | Ernakulam | Ajmer | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Barmer Yeshvantapur AC Express | 14805/06 | 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 SF 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 |
| Garbha Superfast Express | 12937/38 | Gandhidham | Howrah | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Bikaner - Coimbatore SF AC 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 |
| Howrah Porbandar Express | 12905/06 | Porbandar | Howrah | Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad |
Speed limits
editMost 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 [7][8]
| Station | Maximum operational Speed |
|---|---|
| Mumbai Central to Borivali | 100 kmpl [7] |
| Borivali to Virar | 110 kmpl[7] |
| Virar to Ahmedabad | 160 kmpl[7] |
References
edit- ^ irfca.org, Retrieved 13 Aug 2020
- ^ irfca.org, Retrieved 13 Aug 2020
- ^ "First train chugged out of Ahmedabad 154 years ago - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Indian Railways History, Retrieved 22 August 2020
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Mumbai-Ahmedabad Route Trains to Operate At 160 Kmph From August 15". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ DeshGujarat (18 June 2024). "Mumbai - Ahmedabad route trains to operate at upto 160 kmph speed from August 15". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 19 June 2024.