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

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off six Vande Bharat Express trains from Ahmedabad. The Vande Bharat trains that PM Modi will flag off from Ahmedabad are on the following routes: Nagpur to Secunderabad, Kolhapur to Pune, Agra Cantt to Banaras, Durg to Visakhapatnam, Pune to Hubballi, and the first 20-coach Vande Bharat train from Varanasi to Delhi. On the same day, PM will alos flag off India’s first Vande Metro from Bhuj to Ahmedabad. Prior to flagging off these trains...Read More

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to flag off the country’s first Vande Bharat Metro Train service on September 16th. PM Modi, who is expected to be on a visit to his home state of Gujarat from September 15th to 17th, is likely to inaugurate the Vande Metro Train service between Ahmedabad and Bhuj. This indigenously developed train is equipped with 12 air-conditioned coaches, and a trial run of the train on the Ahmedabad-Gandhidham route was conducted last week. During the t...Read More

Ahmedabad: During the trial run of Ahmedabad - Bhuj Vande Bharat Metro Express today, the yet-to-be-launched train reached Ahmedabad to Gandhidham in four hours and Gandhidham to Bhuj in single hour. The train's speed during trial was upto 110 km according to Gandhidham's Chief Loco Inspector RB Kashyap. Fast trains generally take 6.30 hours to travel between Ahmedabad and Bhuj. In compared to this, the Vande Bharat Metro train during its trial took about one and half hour lesser time. The Va...Read More

New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the prototype of the Vande Bharat Sleeper Express at the Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) facility in Bengaluru. This new sleeper train will have 16 coaches and is intended for overnight journeys between 800 km and 1,200 km. It will include advanced features such as better oxygen levels and enhanced protection against viruses. On Monday, the Union Minister shared some important features of the train. Here are some images of the interior ...Read More

Pali: A major accident was averted on August 23rd after the Ahmedabad-Jodhpur Vande Bharat Express struck a cement slab that had been placed on the railway track in Rajasthan's Pali district. Railway officials stated that the train's cattle guard collided with the slab while traveling between the Jawai and Biroliya sections of Pali district. No injuries were reported in the incident, which caused an eight-minute delay. A case has been filed against unidentified individuals based on a compl...Read More

Ahmedabad: In a major change, Western Railway has revised the timings of Train No. 22961 Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express, effective today. According to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the changes have been made for operational reasons, effective from 24th August 2024. As per the revised timings, the Vande Bharat Express will depart from Mumbai Central at 15:45 hours instead of 15:55, resulting in a 10-minute ea...Read More

Vadodara: Lok Sabha member of Vadodara has demanded construction of flyover bridge over Alkapuri underpass and also demanded extention of Ahmedabad - Okha Vande Bharat Express train to Vadodara. In a meeting hosted by Western Railway's General Manager Ashok Kumar Mishra with all members of parliament from across Gujarat, Vadodara Lok Sabha member Dr. Hemang Joshi said Alkapuri railway underpass connects Vadodara city's East and West parts. This underpass needs to be shut for traffic even whe...Read More

Valsad: Yet another collision between the Vande Bharat Express train and stray animals has come to light. On Wednesday evening, while traveling from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, the Vande Bharat Express collided with two cows near Udwada railway station, located between Vapi and Valsad. The collision resulted in the deaths of both cows and prompted a temporary halt of the semi-high-speed train for safety checks. Local railway officials responded promptly, conducting a thorough inspection of the train...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat government has announced its decision to approve travel in Vande Bharat Express train for the State government employees for the purpose of holiday and journey to hometown undee the Leave Travel Concession(LTC) scheme. Gujarat government employees get LTC/Vatan pravas benefits for upto 6,000 km every fourth year. The employees travel by trains also for such journeys. The employees had made representation before the State government to allow travel in Vande Bharat trains ...Read More