New Delhi–Mumbai main line

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Delhi–Mumbai main line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleDelhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh,
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
TerminiNew Delhi
Mumbai Central

Mumbai Bandra Terminus

Mumbai Dadar-Western
Service
Operator(s)Northern Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Western Railway
Technical
Line length1,386 km (861 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHE
Operating speedup to 130 km/h
Route map
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The Delhi–Mumbai line is a major railway line in India. Linking the national capital of New Delhi with financial capital Mumbai, this railway line covers a distance of 1,386 kilometres (861 mi) across the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Mumbai Tejas-Rajdhani Express which is the fastest Tejas-Rajdhani Express travels on this line and covers the distance between Delhi and Mumbai[1] in 15 hours and 40 minutes at a top speed of 130km/h and an average speed of 91 km/h.

Details[edit]

Starting at the New Delhi, the Delhi–Mumbai line runs concurrent with Delhi–Chennai line for 141 km up to Mathura. From here it runs in Southwest direction and passes through cities of Bharatpur, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat before terminating at Mumbai Central. Within Maharashtra, Western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway uses runs on the same tracks from Dahanu Road to Mumbai Central.

This line is divided into three sections:

  1. New Delhi–Mathura section
  2. Mathura–Vadodara section
  3. Vadodara–Mumbai section

Electrification[edit]

The Delhi–Mumbai line was fully electrified by 1987.[2]

Passenger movement[edit]

New Delhi, Mathura, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat and Mumbai Central, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[3]

Line upgradation[edit]

The line is set to be upgraded for the trains to travel at a speed of 130 kmph. This will reduce the travel time between the two cities. In future the new generation trains such as Vande Bharat Express and Train 20 would also be able to run at a speed of 160 kmph.[4]

Major trains[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Distance Between Delhi to Mumbai is 1152 Kilometers OR 716 Miles by Road". distancebetweens.com. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Electric Traction — I". IRFCA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  4. "Indian Railways to upgrade the speed of trains on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah routes". Live Mint. 2 July 2020.