Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express
Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express is a Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad Junction in India. It is a 6 days in week service. Earlier it would operate excluding Fridays, later it was changed to exclude Sundays.
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| Service type | Shatabdi Express | ||||
| First service | May 1, 1994 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Western Railways | ||||
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| Start | Mumbai Central (MMCT) | ||||
| Stops | 7 | ||||
| End | Ahmedabad Junction (ADI) | ||||
| Distance travelled | 491 km (305 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 6 hours 20 minutes as 12009 & 6 hours 40 minutes as 12010 | ||||
| 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 | 130 km/h (81 mph) Maximum between Virar and Ahmedabad, 77 km/h (48 mph) average Including Halts | ||||
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It operates as train number 12009 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad Junction and as train number 12010 in the reverse direction. This train, Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central Tejas Express, Mumbai Central–Rajkot Duronto Express are three fastest trains of Mumbai - Ahmedabad route (all of three may not be equal).
Traction
It is hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP-5 end to end.
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.