Navsari: The 20th place in Gujarat to be connected by the Vande Bharat Express will be Navsari. The news was confirmed a few days ago by Union Minister of Jal Shakti and local MP, C.R. Patil. However, there was uncertainty over which of the two Ahmedabad–Mumbai route Vande Bharat trains would make the stop in the town. Today, the Union Minister clarified this in a Facebook post. According to Patil’s social media update, Train No. 20901/20902 Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital–Mumbai Vand...Read More

Navsari: Just days after Valsad became an official stoppage for the Vande Bharat Express, another city from South Gujarat, Navsari, will now also get connectivity to this semi-high-speed train, which is the fastest train between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. This development comes after a delegation from the Navsari parliamentary constituency met Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi earlier this week, where the demand to designate Navsari as a halt for the Vande Bharat Express was raised. ...Read More

Ahmedabad: Gujarat continues to strengthen its high-speed rail connectivity, with several cities and towns now linked by the fastest train currently operating in the country — the Vande Bharat Express. With five of these semi-high-speed trains running between Gujarat and neighboring states like Rajasthan and Maharashtra, a total of 19 cities and towns in the state are now part of the Vande Bharat network. The towns and cities connected include Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Surat, V...Read More

Valsad: With the introduction of Valsad as an additional stoppage for the Gandhinagar Capital–Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express, the train’s journey time between Gandhinagar and Mumbai Central has increased by five minutes. To accommodate the new stop, the train is departing five minutes earlier from Gandhinagar railway station and arriving five minutes earlier at its scheduled stoppages starting 27 July. Due to the new Valsad halt, the journey from Ahmedabad to Mumbai Central now takes 5 ...Read More

Valsad: Following the Ministry of Railways’ approval to provide a stoppage for the Vande Bharat Express (Train Nos. 20901/20902) running between Mumbai Central and Gandhinagar Capital at Valsad station, the Divisional Railway Manager, Mumbai Central, has announced that the halt will begin from Sunday, July 27. Soon after this announcement, the new revised timetable for the Vande Bharat train was also released for Gujarat, as the train will now stop for 2 minutes at Valsad station. Notably, t...Read More

Ahmedabad: A railway employee has been arrested for pelting stones at the Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express, which led to the shattering of three window panes. The incident occurred few days ago, when the semi high speed train train was passing under the Sabarmati Bridge. Following orders from Senior DSC Bhavpreeta Soni, a team led by PI Shaktisinh Rajawat reviewed CCTV footage from cameras installed outside the train coach. The footage revealed that the person involved in the stone pelti...Read More

Ahmedabad: A major accident was narrowly avoided on Sunday night when the loco-pilot of the Veraval–Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express spotted a 20-foot-long iron angle placed on the railway track between Chandlodia B Panel and Khodiyar railway lines. Acting swiftly, the pilot applied the emergency brakes and successfully brought the train to a halt. Later, an FIR was filed at Ghatlodia Police Station by Senior Section Engineer Bhagwat Behera, stationed at Khodiyar Railway Station under Western R...Read More

Surat: An incident of stone pelting over Vande Bharat Express train was reported from South Gujarat. The incident took place between Surat and Bharuch. A glass window of coach C17 was targeted with a stone. However, the glass didn't break, and the passenger sitting next to the window on seat number 22 was safe. The passenger contacted the coach attendant, who further informed the Railway Protection Force. A probe was launched after the train arrived at Bharuch railway station in this regard. Des...Read More

Ahmedabad: Several cities and towns of Gujarat have gained connectivity with the fastest train currently operating in the country, the Vande Bharat Express. With five of these semi-high-speed trains running between Gujarat and the neighboring states of Rajasthan and Maharashtra, 18 cities and towns in the state are now connected by the Vande Bharat Express. The cities and towns in Gujarat connected by these trains are Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Anand, Vadodara, Surat, Vapi, Palanpur, Mehsana, Sana...Read More

Dahod: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today flagged off the new Vande Bharat Express that will connect Ahmedabad with the iconic Somnath pilgrimage site, enhancing regional connectivity and boosting tourism in the Saurashtra region. The flag-off ceremony was held via video conferencing from a public meeting in Dahod, during the Prime Minister’s two-day visit to his home state of Gujarat. In addition to the new Vande Bharat service, PM Modi also flagged off a new daily express train between Vals...Read More