Ahmedabad: Trains from Ahmedabad to key North Indian cities such as Delhi, Varanasi, Patna, and Haridwar are already fully booked for May, with several services showing long waiting lists or ‘regret’ status. With confirmed tickets unavailable, many passengers who can afford it are turning to air travel, pushing airfares to nearly double on some routes. The rush is particularly intense on the Haridwar route, where sleeper class waiting lists range from 80 to 130 during the first 15 days of M...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has approved an increase in the frequency of the 19021/19022 Udhna–Brahmapur Amrit Bharat Express, converting the service from tri-weekly to a daily train, according to an official communication issued by the Railway Board. As per the directive, Train No. 19021 Udhna–Brahmapur Amrit Bharat Express, which currently operates on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from Udhna, will now run daily. Similarly, Train No. 19022 Brahmapur–Udhna Amrit Bharat Express,...Read More

Surat: Plans are underway to introduce suburban-style (local) train services between Mumbai and Surat as part of a broader long-term strategy to strengthen commuter connectivity along the busy corridor. Railway officials indicated that the initiative is being aligned with the ongoing redevelopment of Surat railway station, where two additional platforms will be constructed to support future operations. The proposed services are expected to cater to growing passenger demand between the two citie...Read More

Ahmedabad: Railway Board has approved the regularisation of the 09447/09448 Ahmedabad–Patna special train as 21905/21906 Ahmedabad–Patna Amrit Bharat Express, making it the first Amrit Bharat service from Ahmedabad. The new train will run as a weekly service between the two cities, according to an official communication. As per the schedule, Train No. 21905 Ahmedabad–Patna Amrit Bharat Express will depart from Ahmedabad at 6:30 pm every Wednesday and reach Patna at 12:30 am on Friday. In ...Read More

New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways has approved the construction of a Rail-over-Rail (RoR) flyover to provide seamless connectivity to the Kosamba–Umrapada gauge conversion (GC) section (9.20 km), at an estimated cost of ₹344.38 crore. The Kosamba–Umrapada section lies on the eastern side of the Mumbai–Vadodara main line, and gauge conversion work on this stretch is currently underway. Due to the presence of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) alignment, direct connectivity of the gau...Read More

Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Railway Local Crime Branch (LCB) has arrested a man who allegedly targeted train passengers across the country by befriending them, mixing sleeping pills in their food and drinks, and stealing cash, jewellery, ATM cards and mobile SIM cards after making them unconscious. The police arrested the accused, who was involved in around 25 railway theft cases registered in different parts of Gujarat, in an undercover operation. The accused, identified as Amit Kumar Thakur, a...Read More

Surat: Thousands of daily commuters travelling between Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Vapi and Mumbai in local and MEMU trains will now have to transfer their season passes to the new Rail One mobile application. The railway administration has officially discontinued the UTS app services from March 1 and replaced them with the new Rail One app. Passengers who are still relying on the old app are facing penalties during ticket checking. A recent incident in the Mumbai division has highlighted the iss...Read More

Ahmedabad: Work on Gujarat’s one of the longest railway tunnel, measuring 1,830 metres and forming part of the ₹2,798.16-crore Taranga–Ambaji–Abu Road rail project, has reached 40 per cent completion, with 683 metres excavated over 11.5 months through round-the-clock operations using advanced machinery. The tunnel is part of the 116.65-km new railway line connecting Taranga, Ambaji and Abu Road. Being constructed near Dhrovfalo village in Posina taluka of North Gujarat, it is a key engi...Read More

New Delhi: The Railway Board has stepped up efforts to advance the newly announced 2,100-km Dankuni–Surat Dedicated Freight Corridor, a key rail infrastructure project highlighted in the Union Budget 2026. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has instructed officials to fast-track execution of the corridor, which is intended to boost east-west freight movement and ease congestion on the existing railway network. Stretching from West Bengal to Gujarat, the route will pass through Jharkhand, Odi...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat has received a record ₹17,366 crore allocation in the Railway Budget 2026–27, which is nearly 29 times higher than the average allocation during the Congress-led UPA period, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Monday. According to the railway ministry, during the period 2009 to 2014, Gujarat’s average annual railway budget stood at ₹589 crore. In contrast, the allocation for 2026–27 has surged to ₹17,366 crore, reflecting a nearly 29-fold increase....Read More