Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
The Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line is a railway route on the Western Railway section of Indian Railways. It is one of the busiest railway routes of the Indian Railways, and is fully electrified.
The Ahmedabad–Mumbai corridor passes through some major industrial cities such as Vadodara, Bharuch, Surat, Ankleshwar, Vapi, Dahanu Road and Palghar. There are commutes daily and regularly between these industrial clusters for business and work. This makes the Ahmedabad–Mumbai line one of the most productive and the most beneficial for the public.
History
- In 1855, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company incorporated by Act of British Parliament on 2 July, BB&CI signs agreement with British East India Company on 21 Nov to construct railway line from Surat to Baroda and Ahmedabad.
- In 1860, BB&CI first section from Ankleshwar to Utran inaugurated and Surat railway station was built and it was first railway station in Asia which is having platform on first floor.
- In 1862, Asia's first narrow gauge line opened between Dabhoi and Miyagam and also BB&CI introduces world's first double-decker coaches.
- On 20 January 1863, the first train is flagged off from Kalupur railway station in Ahmedabad to Surat.
- In 1864, BB&CI train reaches Mumbai, runs between Grant road to Valsad.
- In 1870, BBCI Railway runs direct trains between Ahmedabad and Bombay.
- In 1987, commissioning of electrified trunk route of Delhi–Bombay via Western Railway.
Trains
Runs only on this route
Starts from Mumbai, Valsad, Surat and Ahmedabad
- * Technical stops
Trains run through this route
| Train name | Train no | Starts | End | Via on this route S/E |
| Okha - Tuticorin Vivek Express | 15967/68 | Tuticorin | Okha | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Rajkot - Coimbatore Express | 16613/14 | Rajkot | Coimbatore | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Rajkot Secunderabad Express | 17017/18 | Rajkot | Secunderabad | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Tirunelveli Jamnagar Superfast Express | 19577/78 | Tirunelveli | Jamnagar | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Mysore Ajmer Express | 16209/10 | Ajmer | Mysore | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Thiruvananthapuram Veraval Express | 16333/34 | Veraval | Thiruvananthapuram | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Madgaon - Hapa Superfast Express | 22907/08 | Madgaon | Hapa | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Hazrat Nizamuddin Pune Duronto Express | 12263/64 | Pune | Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express | 12431/32 | Thiruvananthapuram | Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Goa Sampark Kranti Express | 12449/50 | Madgaon | Chandigarh | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Kerala Sampark Kranti Express | 12217/18 | Kochuveli | Chandigarh | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Marusagar Express | 12977/78 | Ernakulam | Ajmer | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Barmer Yeshvantapur AC Express | 14805/06 | Yeshvantapur | Barmer | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Indore–Pune Express | 19311/12 | Indore | Pune | Vasai Road - Vadodara |
| Somnath - Jabalpur Express | 11463/64 | Somnath | Jabalpur | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Somnath - Jabalpur Express | 11465/66 | Somnath | Jabalpur | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Parasnath Express | 12941/42 | Bhavnagar | Asansol | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Shanti Express | 19309/10 | Gandhinagar | Indore | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Shalimar - Bhuj Weekly SF Express | 22829/30 | Bhuj | Kolkata Shalimar | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Dwarka Express | 15635/36 | Okha | Guwahati | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Gandhidham-Puri Express | 19453/54 | Gandhidham | Puri | Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad |
| Garbha Superfast Express | 12937/38 | Gandhidham | Howrah | Vadodara - Ahmedabad |
| Bikaner - Coimbatore SF AC Express | 22475/76 | Bikaner | Coimbatore | Vasai Road - Ahmedabad |
| Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express | 18501/02 | Visakhapatnam | Gandhidham | Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad |
| Kaviguru Express | 12949/50 | Porbandar | Santragachi | Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad |
| Howrah Porbandar Express | 12905/06 | Porbandar | Howrah | Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad |
Speed limits
Most of the Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line is classified as 'A' class line where trains can run up to 160 km per hour but in certain sections speeds may be limited to 120–130 km per hour., the average speed of the trains on this line is 70-80 kmph.