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	The '''Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line''' or the '''Mumbai–Ahmedabad main line''' is a railway route on the [[Western Railway ~~(India)~~\|Western Railway]] section of Indian Railways. It is one of the busiest railway routes of the Indian Railways and is fully electrified. The [[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)\|Western line]] of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] operates on the southern part of this route.		The '''Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line''' or the '''Mumbai–Ahmedabad main line''' is a railway route on the [[Western Railway zone\|Western Railway]] section of Indian Railways. It is one of the busiest railway routes of the Indian Railways and is fully electrified. The [[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)\|Western line]] of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] operates on the southern part of this route.

	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.		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.

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{{Short description|Railway route on the Western Railway}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2017}}
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| name = Ahmedabad–Mumbai Main Line
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| image = Nameboard of 12010 Shatabdi Express.jpg
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| caption = Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express The most Important train on Mumbai Ahmedabad main line.
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| system = Electrified
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]]
| start = [[Ahmedabad Junction railway station|Ahmedabad Junction]]
| end = [[Mumbai Central railway station|Mumbai Central]]
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| open = 20 January 1863
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
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| electrification = [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV 50 Hz AC]] [[Overhead line|OHLE]] fully operational
| speed = up to 130 km/h
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| map = [[File:Lokshakti Express and Gujarat Mail (Mumbai - Ahmadabad) Route map.png|300px]]{{Ahmedabad-Mumbai Main Line}}
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The '''Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line''' or the '''Mumbai–Ahmedabad main line''' is a railway route on the [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]] section of Indian Railways. It is one of the busiest railway routes of the Indian Railways and is fully electrified. The [[Western line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Western line]] of the [[Mumbai Suburban Railway]] operates on the southern part of this route.

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.

==Main lines Branch==
Currently, the Ahmedabad–Mumbai mainline consists of some branch lines which are totally on broad gauge,<ref>[https://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-ng.html irfca.org], Retrieved 13 Aug 2020</ref> these are: 
1) Nadiad Junction–Modasa line with a length of 104 km. New Line From Modasa-Udaipur Is Working 
2) Vadtal Swaminarayan–Kanjari Boriyavi Junction line with a length of 6 km. 
3) Khambhat–Anand Junction line with a length of 53 km. 
4) Kathana–Vasad Junction line with a length of 43 km. 
5) Vadodara Junction–Chhota Udepur line with a length of 105 km. 
5) Dahej–Bharuch Junction line with a length of 62 km. 
6) Rajpipla–Ankleshwar Junction line with a length of 63 km.<ref>[https://www.irfca.org/docs/mg-routes.html irfca.org], Retrieved 13 Aug 2020</ref>

==History==
* In 1855, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company (BB&CI) incorporated by Act of British Parliament on 2 July, BB&CI signs agreement with British East India Company on 21 Nov to construct a 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 the first railway station in Asia which is having a platform on the first floor (above ground level).
* In 1862, Asia's first narrow-gauge line opened between Dabhoi and Miyagam (near Vadodara), and also BB&CI introduces the world's first double-decker coaches.
* On 20 January 1863, the first train is flagged off from Kalupur railway station in Ahmedabad to Surat.<ref>{{cite web|title=First train chugged out of Ahmedabad 154 years ago - Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/first-train-chugged-out-of-ahmedabad-154-years-ago/articleshow/56674248.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref>
* 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 1901, The Anand–Tarapur branch line was inaugurated by Petlad–Cambay Railway of BBCI.
* In 1929, The Vadtal–Kanjari Boriyavi Branch line was inaugurated by Boriyavi–Vadtal Railway of BBCI.
* In 1917, The Ankleshwar–Rajpipla branch line was inaugurated by the Rajpipla State Railway of BBCI.
* In 1930, The Vasad–Kathana Branch line was inaugurated by Vasad–Katana Railway of BBCI.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650 Indian Railways History], Retrieved 22 August 2020</ref>
* In 1987, commissioning of electrified trunk route of Delhi–Bombay via Western Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 24 June 2013}}</ref>
==Trains==
The following trains serve this line:

===Runs only on this route===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Train name !!Train no !! Starts !! End
|-
|-
|[[Gujarat Express]] ||22953/54 || Mumbai Central || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Karnavati Express]] ||12933/34 || Mumbai Central || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Gujarat Mail]] ||12901/02 || Mumbai Central || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Passenger]] ||59439/40 ||Mumbai Central || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Passenger]] ||59441/42 ||Mumbai Central || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express]] ||12009/10 || Mumbai Central || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Flying Ranee]] ||12921/22 || Mumbai Central || Surat
|-
|[[Vadodara Express]] ||12927/28 || Mumbai Central || Vadodara
|-
|[[Mumbai Central - Valsad Fast Passenger]] ||59023/24 || Mumbai Central || Valsad
|-
|[[Lok Shakti Express]] ||22927/28 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Vapi Passenger]] ||59045/46 || Mumbai Bandra (T)|| Vapi/Valsad
|-
|[[Bandra Surat Intercity Express]] ||12935/36 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Surat
|-
|[[Bhilad - Vadodara Superfast Express]] ||22929/30 || Bhilad || Vadodara
|-
|[[Gujarat Queen]] ||19033/34 || Valsad || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Vadodara Ahmedabad Intercity Express]] ||19035/36 || Vadodara || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Mumbai Central – Ahmedabad Double Decker Express]] ||12931/32 || Mumbai Central || Ahmedabad
|}

===Starts from Mumbai, Valsad, Surat and Ahmedabad ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Train name !! Train no !! Starts !! End !! Via on this route
|-
|[[Paschim Express]] ||12925/26 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Amritsar || Vadodara
|-
|[[August Kranti Rajdhani Express]] ||12953/54|| Mumbai Central || Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin || Vadodara
|-
|[[Ranakpur Express]] ||14707/08|| Bikaner || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Firozpur Janata Express]] ||19023/24 || Mumbai Central || Firozpur || Vadodara
|-
|[[Mumbai Rajdhani Express]] ||12951/52 || Mumbai Central || New Delhi || Vadodara
|-
|[[Mumbai Central–Rajkot Duronto Express]] ||12267/68 || Mumbai Central || Rajkot || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Dehradun Express]] ||19019/20 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Dehradun || Vadodara
|-
|[[Kutch Express]] ||19131/32 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Bhuj || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Aravali Express]] ||19707/08 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Jaipur || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Golden Temple Mail]] ||12903/04 || Mumbai Central || Amritsar || Vadodara
|-
|[[Suryanagri Express]] ||12479/80 || Jodhpur || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Saurashtra Janata Express]] ||19017/18 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Jamnagar || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Saurashtra Express]] ||12915/16 || Mumbai Central || Porbandar || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Saurashtra Mail]] ||19005/06 || Mumbai Central || Okha || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Avantika Express]] ||12961/62 || Mumbai Central || Indore || Vadodara
|-
|[[Sayajinagari Express]] ||19115/16 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Bhuj || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Dadar - Ajmer Superfast Express]] ||12989/90 || Mumbai Dadar || Ajmer || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express]] ||12959/60 || Bhuj || Mumbai Dadar || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bikaner Dadar Superfast Express]] ||12489/90 || Bikaner || Mumbai Dadar || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express]] ||12907/08 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Delhi Hazrat Nizmuddin|| Vadodara
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express|Yuva Express]] ||12247/48 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Delhi Hazrat Nizmuddin|| Vadodara
|-
|[[Jaipur Superfast Express]] ||12955/56 || Mumbai Central || Jaipur || Vadodara
|-
|[[Jaipur Bandra Terminus Superfast Express]] ||22933/34 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Jaipur || Vadodara
|-
|[[Ajmer Bandra Terminus Express]] ||22995/96 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Ajmer || Vadodara
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Udaipur Superfast Express]] ||22901/02 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Udaipur || Vadodara
|-
|[[Swaraj Express]] ||12471/72 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Jammu Tawi || Vadodara
|-
|[[Jaipur Duronto Express]] ||12239/40 || Mumbai Central || Jaipur || *Vadodara
|-
|[[Indore Duronto Express]] ||12227/28 || Mumbai Central || Indore || *Vadodara
|-
|[[Mumbai New Delhi Duronto Express]] ||22209/10 || Mumbai Central || New Delhi || *Vadodara
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Bhavnagar Terminus Express]] ||12971/72 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Bhavnagar || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Gorakhpur Avadh Express|Avadh Express]] ||19037/38 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Gorakhpur || Vadodara
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Muzaffarpur Avadh Express|Avadh Express]] ||19039/40 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Muzaffarpur || Vadodara
|-
|[[Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express|Garib Rath Express]] ||12215/16 || Delhi Sarai Rohilla || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Vivek Express|Vivek Express]] ||19027/28 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Jammu Tawi || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Bhuj AC Superfast Express|AC Superfast Express]] ||22903/04 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Bhuj || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Mumbai Central New Delhi Premium AC Express|Premium AC Express]] ||22913/14 || Mumbai Central || New Delhi || Vadodara
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express|Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express]] ||19029/30 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Delhi Sarai Rohilla || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Jodhpur Express|Jodhpur Express]] ||19065/66 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Jhansi Bandra Terminus Express|Jhansi Express]] ||11103/04 || Jhansi || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Vadodara
|-
|[[Bandra – Patna Express|Patna Express]] ||19049/50 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Patna || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Chandigarh Bandra Terminus Superfast Express|Chandigarh Express]] ||22451/52 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Chandigarh || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Gandhidham Express|Gandhidham Express]] ||19451/52 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Gandhidham || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Bandra Terminus Haridwar Express|Haridwar Express]] ||22917/18 || Mumbai Bandra (T) || Haridwar || Vadodara
|-
|[[Valsad - Dahod Intercity Express]] ||12929/30 || Valsad || Dahod || Vadodara
|-
|[[Valsad - Jodhpur Weekly Express|Valsad Jodhpur Express]] || 19055/56 || Valsad || Jodhpur || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Udyog Karmi Express]] ||12943/44 || Valsad || Kanpur || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Valsad Haridwar Superfast Express|Valsad Haridwar Express]] ||12911/12 || Valsad || Haridwar || Vadodara
|-
|[[Shramik express]] ||19051/52 || Valsad || Muzaffarpur || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Valsad-Puri Superfast Express]] ||22909/10 || Valsad || Puri || Vadodara
|-
|[[Surat–Muzaffarpur Express]] ||19053/54 || Surat || Muzaffarpur || Vadodara
|-
|[[Surat Jamnagar Intercity Express]] ||22959/60 || Surat || Jamnagar || Ahmedabad
|-
|[[Surat Bhagalpur Express|Tapti Ganga Express]] ||19051/52 || Surat || Bhagalpur || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Surat-Malda Town Express]] ||13245/46 || Surat || Malda Town || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Tapti Ganga Express]] ||19045/46 || Surat || Chhapra || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Udhna Varanasi Express]] ||19057/58 || Udhna Junction || Varanasi || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express]] ||12917/18 || Ahmedabad || Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin || Vadodara
|-
|[[Sabarmati Express]] ||19165/66 || Ahmedabad || Darbhanga || Vadodara
|-
|[[Sabarmati Express]] ||19167/68 || Ahmedabad || Varanasi || Vadodara
|-
|[[Navjivan Express]] ||12655/56 || Ahmedabad || Chennai Central || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Howrah Ahmedabad Superfast Express]] ||12833/34 || Ahmedabad || Howrah || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Prerana Express]] ||22137/38 || Ahmedabad || Nagpur || Udhna Junction
|-
|[[Ahimsa Express]] ||11095/96 || Ahmedabad || Pune || Vasai Road
|-
|[[Pune Ahmedabad Duronto Express]] ||12297/98 || Ahmedabad || Pune || *Vasai Road
|-
|[[Puri Ahmedabad Express]] ||12843/44 || Puri || Ahmedabad || Udhna Junction
|-
| [[Chennai Central−Ahmedabad Express]] ||19419/20|| Chennai Central || Ahmedabad || Vasai Road
|-
| [[Navjivan Express|Navjeevan Express]] ||12655/56|| Ahmedabad || Chennai Central || Udhna Junction
|-
| [[Azimabad Superfast Express]] || 12947/48 || Ahmedabad || Patna || Vadodara
|-
| [[Ahmedabad - CSMT Kolhapur Express]] || 11049/50 || Ahmedabad || Kolhapur CSMT || Vasai Road
|}

* * Technical stops

===Trains run through this route===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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
|-
| [[Jamnagar Tirunelveli Express|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 (Thiruvananthapuram) || 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 (via Itarsi)]] ||11463/64 || Somnath || Jabalpur || Vadodara - Ahmedabad
|-
| [[Somnath - Jabalpur Express (via Bina)]] ||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 (via Vizianagaram)]] ||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
|-
| [[Porbandar Santragachi Kavi Guru Express|Kaviguru Express]] ||12949/50 || Porbandar || Santragachi (Kolkata) || Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad
|-
| [[Howrah Porbandar Express]] ||12905/06 || Porbandar || Howrah || Udhna Junction - Ahmedabad
|}

==Speed limits==
Most of the Ahmedabad–Mumbai mainline 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.

{{As of|2015}}, the average speed of the trains on this line is 70-80 kmph.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Indian Railways}}
{{Railways in Western India}}

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[[Category:Transport in Ahmedabad]]
[[Category:Transport in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Transport in Vadodara]]
[[Category:Transport in Surat]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Gujarat]]

Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line - Revision history

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