Surat: The Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) has requested the reinstatement of Andheri station as a halt for superfast trains like Vande Bharat, Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Tejas, and Karnavati. This request was made in a letter to Western Railway’s Divisional Railway Manager, Niraj Verma. Many passengers from Surat and South Gujarat travel to Mumbai by train to catch flights from Mumbai International Airport, but they face challenges as these major trains no longer stop at...Read More

Surat: From August 15th, trains like Vande Bharat, Shatabdi, IRCTC Tejas, Double Decker, and Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani will increase their speed from 130 kmph to 160 kmph on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. The railway administration has finalised an action plan for this upgrade. On the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route, trains will travel at 160 kmph between Virar and Surat, and subsequently to Ahmedabad. Speeds will be adjusted to 100 kmph from Mumbai Central to Borivali, and 110 kmph between Borivali and Vira...Read More

Surat: Thousands of people travel between the diamond city of Surat and the financial capital of the country, Mumbai. There are even cases where people commute between these two cities on a daily basis for work. A good chunk of people utilise rail transport to travel between these two cities. The distance between Surat and Mumbai via rail routes is 263 km, and for this distance, there are over 50 daily trains running between these cities to transport passengers to and fro. However, a few luxu...Read More

Gandhinagar: The western railway has attached a Vista Dome coach to the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Shatabdi Express on temporary basis from today on 11th April. The vistadome coach will enable the passengers to get a panoramic view from inside the train. It has large glass windows and a glass roof to provide a panoramic view. Union state minister of Railways Darshana Jardosh stated in a tweet, along with a video-clip that the passengers can book rockets for the vistadome coach to enjoy panoramic vie...Read More

Gandhinagar: Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express has been extended to State capital Gandhinagar. The decision was announced by Minister of State for Railways Smt Darshana Jardosh. She said, the decision will benefit the residents of Gandhinagar and those who come for upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Summit. Railway officials said, the train number 12009 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express will be extended to Gandhinagar with effect from December 24 for all days barring Sundays. ...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat's second largest city Surat and capital town Gandhinagar may come closer soon with cut in total time of journey between two destinations. Speaking at the function of installation ceremony of new office bearers of Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industries (SGCCI) in Surat recently, Navsari Lok Sabha MP CR Patil said that representation has been made before union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnav recently to extend the route of Mumbai - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express...Read More

By staff writer, Mumbai: Western Railway will soon run double-engine trials on its top-class trains Karnavati Express and Shatabdi Express that operate between Ahmedabad and Mumbai in attempt to increase the speed of these trains to 110 km/hour. Indian Railways had done similar trial runs of Mumbai - Delhi Rajdhani Express which that had been successful. According to a report, link of which has been tweeted by Western Railway, the Railway Board has given its consent to Western Railway for d...Read More