Vadodara: In a move aimed at enhancing passenger convenience, Gujarat’s first and the country’s second state-of-the-art ‘Digital Lounge’ has been inaugurated at Vadodara Railway Station. The facility was inaugurated on Saturday (March 28) by Hemang Joshi, Member of Parliament from the Vadodara Lok Sabha seat. The first such lounge had opened at Mumbai Central station in December 2025. Airport-like comfort at affordable rates The newly launched digital lounge offers a range of modern ...Read More

Surat: In view of the surge in passenger demand, especially among migrant workers returning home during the upcoming summer vacation, the Western Railway has announced a completely unreserved special train between Udhna in Surat and Jaynagar in Bihar. The decision, taken after approval from the Railway Board, is part of the ‘Train on Demand’ (TOD) initiative and is expected to provide relief to passengers planning last-minute travel. Train schedule and route According to official detail...Read More

New Delhi: G R Infraprojects Limited has emerged as the lowest (L-1) bidder for a key highway upgradation project in Gujarat, part of a larger Centre-approved infrastructure push along National Highway-56. The project, awarded by the National Highways Authority of India, involves upgrading a 60.21-km stretch of an existing two-lane highway from Nasarpore in Umarpada taluka to Malotha in Vyara taluka into a four-lane divided carriageway. The contract is valued at ₹1,453.57 crore and will be ex...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Railway Board has approved the regularisation of the 01919/01920 Agra Cantt–Asarva Special train as a regular service, which will now run as 20178/20177 Agra Cantt–Asarva Express, according to an official communication. The train will operate five days a week with multiple commercial stoppages across Rajasthan and Gujarat, improving rail connectivity between North India and Ahmedabad. As per the schedule, 20178 Agra Cantt–Asarva Express will depart from Agra Cantt at 18:45 ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Air India today announced that all its domestic flight operations at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in the city will shift from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2, effective 29 March 2026. The relocation covers Air India’s schedule of 210 weekly domestic flights operating to and from Ahmedabad, while the airline’s international flights departing and arriving in Ahmedabad already operate from Terminal 2. From 29 March onwards, all Air India arrivals and departures will oper...Read More

Surat: Earlier this month, the Railways increased the number of coaches in the Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express to 20. The extension, which was initially allowed till March 31, has now been further extended for the month of April. The Railways has also announced temporary changes in the operation of the Karnavati Express, including the addition of an extra coach. It is learnt that Train No. 22961/22962 Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express, which has been op...Read More

Surat: The modernization work at Surat railway station has reached a crucial stage. As part of the station redevelopment project, the railways will carry out the launching of a U-roof structure between platforms 2–3 and 4. For this purpose, the railway administration has issued a Traffic Working Order (TWO) for 30 days, which will affect several long-distance trains operating from Surat. According to railway officials, the work will begin on March 30, 2026, and will continue for 30 consecutiv...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway has announced the regularisation of the 09057/09058 Surat–Mangaluru Special as Train No. 19057/19058 Surat–Mangaluru Express, providing direct rail connectivity between South Gujarat, the Konkan region and coastal Karnataka. The train will run on a bi-weekly basis. According to Western Railway, Train No. 19057 Surat–Mangaluru Express will depart from Surat every Wednesday and Sunday at 19:35 hrs and reach Mangaluru at 19:45 hrs on Thursday and Monday respectiv...Read More

Gandhinagar: In a major push to strengthen domestic air connectivity, the Central Government has approved the Regional Connectivity Scheme - Modified UDAN for a period of ten years from FY 2026–27 to FY 2035–36, with a total outlay of ₹28,840 crore. Under the modified UDAN scheme, the government plans to develop 100 airports from existing unserved airstrips to enhance regional connectivity across the country. As part of this plan, 11 greenfield airports have been proposed in Gujarat to ...Read More