Surat: Another case of drug trafficking via train has surfaced in Surat. Surat Railway Police seized over 4 kg of marijuana from an unattended school bag found on the Rajkot-Secunderabad Express at Surat Railway Station. A sniffer dog, Drake, alerted the police by barking near the unclaimed bag, prompting an inspection. The incident occurred during a surprise check by the Railway Police. The black school bag was found abandoned in the corridor between coaches S/09 and S/10 of train no. 22718, w...Read More

Surat: With the completion of the air concourse construction under Surat Station Development Work Phase-II, trains that were temporarily relocated to alternate stations have now resumed operations at Surat Station. According to Western Railway, Phase II of the ongoing redevelopment work on Platforms 2 and 3 has been completed. As a result, most trains that were shifted due to construction-related blocks have resumed operations from these platforms starting April 1, 2025. However, all Tapti line...Read More

Surat: Surat Railway station is undergoing complete transformation & is being developed into world class station. Presently, the concourse work in connection with the Surat Station Redevelopment o­n Platform No. 2 & 3 (Phase – II) is in progress. In view of this, the block which was initially planned upto 08th March, 2025 has now been further extended upto 31st March, 2025. Accordingly, the change in terminal of few trains originating/departing from Surat railway station which was ...Read More

Surat: The 60-day block on platforms 2 and 3 at Surat railway station, initially set to end on March 8, has been extended until March 31. This means that the stoppage of 201 trains shifted to Udhna station will continue. The Surat Integrated Transportation Development Corporation (SITCO) has requested 23 additional days from the railways to complete the foundation work for the concourse. So far, 80% of the foundation work for the air concourse on platforms 2 and 3 has been completed, with the re...Read More

Surat: Western Railway (WR) has decided to revise the halts of the following trains with effect from 10.01.2025 until further notice. Trains whose halts have been shifted from Surat to Udhna: Train No. Train Name Timings at Udhna (Arr/Dep) 09207 Bandra Terminus - Bhavnagar Terminus Special 13:35/13:40 09208 Bhavnagar Terminus - Bandra Terminus Special 01:13/01:18 09724 Bandra Terminus - Jaipur Special 13:35/13:40 09723 Jaipur - Bandra Terminus Special ...Read More

Surat: The Railway Police sprang into action after receiving reports of stone pelting on the Ajmer-Dadar Express at Surat Railway Station. However, when an accused was apprehended at Valsad Station, the story turned out to be different. The accused was found to have locked the train door, preventing other passengers from boarding. The incident occurred at around 8:47 a.m. when the Ajmer-Dadar Express arrived at platform no. 4 of Surat Railway Station. Chaos erupted in the general compartment,...Read More

Surat: The second phase of the Surat Station redevelopment project is set to commence on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, at 00:00 hrs. This phase of construction is expected to last approximately 60 days. As part of this project, platforms 2 and 3 will remain blocked for passenger movement. Additionally, line 3, a common loop used for traffic, will also be inaccessible during this period. Due to this work, certain UP and Down trains will skip their scheduled halts at Surat Station and instead hal...Read More

Surat: The Railway Board has approved Phase-II of the "Surat Station Development Work" (Platform 02 and 03 block) for the Air Concourses work, which will begin on 08.01.2025 (Wednesday) and will last for 60 days, expected to be completed by 08.03.2025 (Saturday). According to Mr. Mashook Ahmed, Senior DCM of Bhavnagar Division, during the mentioned period, regular trains, as well as special trains, will not halt at Surat station in either direction. The currently running TOD trains will stop ...Read More

Surat: As part of Phase II of the redevelopment work at Surat Railway Station, Platforms 2 and 3, along with Line No. 3 (Common Loop), will be closed to passenger movement and traffic for a period of 60 days starting at 12:00 AM on January 8, 2025. This closure is necessary to facilitate the construction of an air concourse and other infrastructural upgrades. During the execution of this work, certain up and down trains will bypass their scheduled halts at Surat Station and instead stop at Ud...Read More

Surat: A block will be scheduled on Saturday and Monday, December 21st and 23rd, 2024, to replace the steel girders of Bridge No. 330 with a pre-cast PSC slab at Valsad station in the Mumbai Central Division. The block will affect both the UP and Down Main Lines, as well as the UP and Down yards, leading to disruptions in some Western Railway trains. Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, provided the following details of the trains that will be impacted on Decem...Read More