Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express
The 12009 / 12010 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Shatabdi Express is a Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Gandhinagar Capital in India. It is a 6 days in week service. Earlier it would operate excluding Fridays, later it was changed to exclude Sundays.
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
| Locale | Maharashtra & Gujarat | ||||
| First service | May 1, 1994 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Mumbai Central (MMCT) | ||||
| Stops | 8 | ||||
| End | Gandhinagar Capital (GNC) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 522 km (324 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 6 hours 10 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Except Sunday | ||||
| Train number(s) | 12009 / 12010 | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Anubhuti, Executive Chair Car, AC Chair Car | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
| Catering facilities | No pantry car but arranged onboard | ||||
| Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Rolling stock | LHB coaches | ||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 77 km/h (48 mph) average Including Halts | ||||
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It operates as train number 12009 from Mumbai Central to Gandhinagar Capital and as train number 12010 in the reverse direction. This train is the fastest train among other trains on the Mumbai - Ahmedabad route. It is faster than Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Tejas Express and Mumbai Central-Ahmedabad Double Decker Express.
Route & Halts
Speed
130 kmph is in the major part of the route. The maximum permissible speed of this train and route is 130 kmph in Virar – Ahmedabad route (VIRAR - VADODARA part of this route is common with GODHRA - VIRAR section of New Delhi – Mumbai route), 110 kmph in only 26 km long VIRAR – BORIVALI route, 100 kmph in only 30 km long BORIVALI – Mumbai Central (MMCT, formerly BCT) route.
Railway Board has approved the speed policy which envisages operation of passenger trains at 160 kmph on Delhi–Mumbai (incl BRC or Vadodara - ADI or Ahmedabad) route and this train passes through Mumbai Central – Vadodara – Ahmedabad route but it is still unclear what will its impact on this train in future like increasing of speed but not up to 160 kmph or up to 160 kmph.