Ahmedabad–Mumbai Main Line
| Ahmedabad–Mumbai Main Line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Native name | अहमदाबाद - मुंबई मुख्य लाइन , અમદાવાદ - મુંબઇ મુખ્ય લાઇન |
| System | Electrified |
| Status | Operational |
| Locale | Gujarat, Maharashtra |
| Termini |
Ahmedabad Junction Mumbai Central |
| Operation | |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Operator(s) | Western Railway |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 493 km (306 mi) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge |
| Electrification | 25kV 50Hz AC OHLE fully operational |
| Operating speed | up to 160 km/h |
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Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line is the important railway route on Western Railway section of Indian Railways. It is one of the busiest railway route of the Indian Railways. It is fully electrified route in today's date.
The Ahmedabad–Mumbai corridor involves some major industrial cities such as Vadodara, Surat, Ankleshwar, Vapi, etc. The people often commute daily and regularly between these industrial clusters for business and work. This makes the Ahmedabad–Mumbai line most productive and a railway line that will be most beneficial for the people and Mumbai to Ahmedabad is a major industrial belt with Surat and Vadodara route. Surat is one of the largest centers for diamond cutting.
History
- In 1855, BB&CI Railway Company incorporated by Act of British Parliament on 2 July, BB&CI signs agreement with British East India Company on 21 Nov to construct railway line from Surat to Baroda and Ahmedabad.
- In 1860, BB&CI first section from Ankleshwar to Utran inaugurated and Surat railway station was built and it was first railway station in Asia which is having platform on first floor(above ground level).
- In 1862, Asia's first narrow gauge line opened between Dabhoi and Miyagam (near Vadodara) and also BB&CI introduces world's first double-decker coaches.
- In 1864, BB&CI train reaches Mumbai, runs between Grant road to Valsad.
- In 1870, BBCI Railway runs direct trains between Ahmedabad and Bombay.
- In 1987, commissioning of electrified trunk route of Delhi–Bombay via Western Railway.[1]
Trains
The following trains serve this line:
Runs only on this route
| Train name | Train no | Starts | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gujarat Express | 19011/12 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Karnavati Express | 12933/34 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Ahmedabad Duronto Express | 12267/68 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Gujarat Mail | 12901/02 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Ahmedabad Passenger | 59439/40 & 59441/42 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express | 12009/10 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
| Flying Ranee | 12921/22 | Mumbai Central | Surat |
| Vadodara Express | 12927/28 | Mumbai Central | Vadodara |
| Valsad 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 Express | 22929/30 | Bhilad | Vadodara |
| Gujarat Queen | 19033/34 | Valsad | Ahmedabad |
| Vadodara Ahmedabad Express | 19035/36 | Vadodara | Ahmedabad |
| Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Double Decker Express | 12931/32 | Mumbai Central | Ahmedabad |
Starts from Mumbai, Valsad, Surat and Ahmedabad
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ajmer Dadar 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 |
| 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 |
| Surat–Muzaffarpur Express | 19053/54 | Surat | Muzaffarpur | Vadodara |
| Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express | 19059/60 | 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 | 11453/54 | 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 |
- * Technical stops
Trains runs through this route
| Train name | Train no | Starts | End | Via on this route S/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajkot - Coimbatore Express | 16613/14 | Rajkot | Coimbatore | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Rajkot Secunderabad Express | 17017/18 | Rajkot | Secunderabad | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Hapa Tirunelveli Superfast Express | 19577/78 | Tirunelveli | Hapa | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Mysore Ajmer Express | 16209/10 | Ajmer | Mysore | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express | 16333/34 | Veraval | Thiruvananthapuram | 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 |
| Jabalpur Somnath Express | 11463/64 & 11465/66 | Somnath | Jabalpur | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Shanti Express | 19309/10 | Gandhinagar | Indore | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Shalimar - Bhuj Weekly SF Express | 22829/30 | Bhuj | Kolkata Shalimar | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Dwaraka 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 | Vishakhapatnam | 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
Most of the Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line is classified as 'A' class line where trains can run up to 160 km per hour but in certain sections speeds may be limited to 120–130 km per hour.
As of 2015, the average speed of the trains on this line is 70-80 kmph.
References
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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