Ahmedabad: Work on the Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train project is progressing at a rapid pace, with railway authorities announcing a traffic and power block on April 19 from noon. The block has been scheduled to facilitate the launching of a third precast portal beam near Maninagar station in the Geratpur–Ahmedabad section. The block is expected to directly impact train operations, affecting several key services. Notably, the Mumbai–Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express will be partially affec...Read More

Surat: Amid a sharp rise in passenger movement during the summer vacation season, Western Railway has announced four additional “Train on Demand” (TOD) special services on a war footing to ease congestion on key routes. According to official information, two special trains have been introduced from Udhna to cater to passengers and migrant workers from South Gujarat. Train No. 09053/09054 Udhna–Santragachi Special will operate on April 20 and 25 (Udhna to Santragachi) and April 22 and 27...Read More

Vapi: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) in Vapi has arrested three individuals involved in railway signal cable theft in two separate operations, preventing losses worth lakhs of rupees and ensuring the swift restoration of train services. On the night of April 15, 2026, at around 8:45 pm, a track circuit failure was reported between Vapi and Udwada stations. An RPF team, along with personnel from the Signal Department, rushed to the spot and found that an attempt had been made to steal signal...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway has issued a passenger advisory informing that several train services will be affected due to ongoing girder delaunching work between the Atul and Valsad section over multiple days. The work will impact both UP and DOWN trains through cancellations, rescheduling, and regulation of services. Train Services Affected on April 15, 2026 (D-33) DOWN Direction: • Train No. 69153 (Umargam Road–Valsad MEMU): Cancelled • Train No. 20907 (Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Ex...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday caught a railway employee red-handed while accepting a bribe at Kalupur Railway Station in the city. The accused, Shivkumar Gayaprasad Yadav, a Chief Commercial Clerk (Class-3) posted at the station’s booking window, was apprehended during a decoy trap. According to ACB officials, the operation was initiated following credible inputs that certain railway staff were allegedly demanding illegal gratification ranging from ₹10 to ₹500 per ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Passengers travelling through the Ahmedabad Division on April 13, 2026, should brace for significant disruptions to rail services. A scheduled traffic block for pre-cast portal beam launching work under the ongoing Bullet Train project will affect several premium and regional trains, leading to cancellations, short terminations and rescheduling. Vande Bharat, Shatabdi Services Affected The Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express (Train No. 20901) will be short-te...Read More

Vadodara: The Vadodara Railway Division has installed rooftop solar power plants with a total capacity of 2.722 MW across key facilities, including Vadodara and Ankleshwar railway stations, during the financial year 2025–26, resulting in savings of ₹2.92 crore. In line with Indian Railways’ green energy policy, the division is making significant progress in solar energy adoption. Divisional Railway Manager Raju Bhadke said that rooftop solar plants with a total capacity of 2.722 MW have b...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has approved the operation of a new train service from Bhuj to Delhi via Pali Marwar, Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan, Madan Rathore, announced on Thursday. In a letter informing the MP about the approval, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that, with reference to his earlier visit to Pali, during which the announcement was made to connect Pali with Delhi, approval has now been granted for the operation of the new train service from Bhuj to Delhi via Pali...Read More

Ahmedabad: A passenger has alleged finding insects in food served onboard a Vande Bharat Express travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai, raising fresh concerns over catering standards on premium trains. In a post on social media, user Aditya Didwania claimed that at least two such instances were reported in his coach, prompting passengers to stop eating the meals served. He identified the catering vendor as M/s Brandavan Food Products, part of the RK Group. Tagging authorities including the Food ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway has announced additional special train services, including a weekly reserved train between Asarva and Kanpur Central and an unreserved special train between Udhna and Jaynagar, to cater to increased passenger demand. Asarva–Kanpur Central Weekly Special Train No. 01906 Asarva–Kanpur Central Special will run every Tuesday from April 7 to July 14, 2026. The train will depart from Asarva at 08:55 hrs and reach Kanpur Central at 07:00 hrs the next day. In the retu...Read More