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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{more citations needed|date=September 2017}}
{{short description|Major railway line in India}}
{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Delhi–Mumbai main line
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| status = Operational
| locale = [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]],<br/>[[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]]
| start = {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Mumbai Central}}<br/>
[[Bandra Terminus|Mumbai Bandra Terminus]]<br/>
[[Dadar Western railway station|Mumbai Dadar-Western]]
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]], [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railway]], [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railway]], [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
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| electrification = [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV 50 Hz AC]] [[Overhead line|OHE]]
| speed = up to 130 km/h
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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 {{convert|1386|km|mi}} across the Indian states of [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]]. [[Mumbai Rajdhani Express|Mumbai Tejas-Rajdhani Express]] which is the fastest [[Tejas-Rajdhani Express]] travels on this line and covers the distance between Delhi and Mumbai<ref>{{Cite web|title=Distance Between Delhi to Mumbai is 1152 Kilometers OR 716 Miles by Road|url=|url-status=live|website=distancebetweens.com}}</ref> in 15 hours and 40 minutes at a top speed of 130km/h and an average speed of 91 km/h.

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

This line is divided into three sections:
# [[New Delhi–Mathura section]]
# [[Mathura–Vadodara section]]
# [[Vadodara–Mumbai section]]

==Electrification==
The Delhi–Mumbai line was fully electrified by 1987.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-elec.html |title =Electric Traction — I | publisher= IRFCA| access-date =6 October 2016}}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
{{stnlnk|New Delhi}}, [[Mathura Junction railway station|Mathura]], [[Kota Junction|Kota]], [[Ratlam Junction railway station|Ratlam]], [[Vadodara Junction railway station|Vadodara]], {{stnlnk|Surat}} and [[Mumbai Central]], on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html|title = Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry|work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 17 March 2014}}</ref>

==Line upgradation==
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/indian-railways-to-upgrade-the-speed-of-trains-on-delhi-mumbai-delhi-howrah-routes-11593656159702.html|title=Indian Railways to upgrade the speed of trains on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah routes|publisher=Live Mint|date=2 July 2020}}</ref>

==Major trains==
*[[Mumbai Rajdhani Express]]
*[[August Kranti Rajdhani Express]]
*[[Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express]]
*[[Madgaon Rajdhani Express]]
*[[Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express]]
*[[Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express]]
*[[Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express]]
*[[Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express]]
*[[Golden Temple Mail|Amritsar Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail]]
*[[Paschim Express]]
*[[Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express]]
*[[Goa Sampark Kranti Express]]
*[[Kerala Sampark Kranti Express]]
*[[Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Haryana]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]

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