Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express


Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express is a superfast express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It is a 6 days in week service. Earlier it would operate excluding Fridays, later it was changed to exclude Sundays.
It operates as train number 12009 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad Junction and as train number 12010 in the reverse direction.

Service

Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express is fastest train on the Mumbai – Ahmedabad Sector following train is the Mumbai-Rajkot Duronto Express which is 2nd fastest train in BCT-RJT sector. Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express used to run six days a week excluding Fridays after the exclusion day became Sunday.
It covers the distance of 493 kilometres in 6 hours 20 mins as 12009 Shatabdi Express & 6 hours 40 mins as 12010 Shatabdi Express.

Coaches

Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express generally has 1 Anubhuti, 3 Executive Class coach, 14 AC Chair Car coaches & 2 Luggage cum Generator coaches. The train runs with the Linke-Hofmann Busch coaches.
The number of coaches is added / removed as per the demand on the train. Catering is arranged on board the train.

Schedule and Halts

Both the trains 12009 and 12010 runs all day in the week except Sunday
Train NumberStation CodeDeparture StationDeparture TimeArrival StationArrival Time
12009BCTMumbai Central6:25 AMAhmedabad12:45 PM
12010ADIAhmedabad2:45 PMMumbai Central09:20 PM

Earlier Valsad based WCAM 2/2P locos were used to haul the train between Mumbai Central & Ahmedabad Junction until at least March 2012 although Western Railways completed DC Electric Conversion to AC on 5 February 2012.
After that it used to be hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 5 or WAP 7 locomotive until July 2017.
It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara based WAP 7 locomotive which is equipped with Head-On-Generation Technology.

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