Here’s another good news for the railway passengers! Indian Railways has extended the services of the country’s 34th Vande Bharat Express train. This semi-high speed train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 24, 2023. Presently, this new age train runs between Ahmedabad and Jamnagar railway stations.
New route of Ahmedabad-Jamnagar Junction Vande Bharat Express:-
The services of Ahmedabad-Jamnagar Junction-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express has been extended upto Udhna railway station. The train is being maintained and operated by Western Railway (WR) zone.
Distance and Travel Time of Jamnagar-Udhna Vande Bharat Express:-
The Ahmedabad-Udhna Vande Bharat Express train will cover a distance of 560 km in less than five hours. This will be the fastest train on the route followed by Shalimar Superfast Express and Saurashtra Mail. Both the trains cover the same distance in 09:58 hrs and 10:16 hrs respectively.
Frequency and Coach Composition of Jamnagar-Udhna Vande Bharat Express:-
The train number 22925/22926 Jamnagar-Udhna Vande Bharat Express will run six days a week except Tuesday. The train is composed of eight coaches – AC Chair Car and Executive Chair Car. It will have a capacity of 530 passengers.
Stoppage of 22925/22926 Jamnagar-Udhna-Jamnagar Vande Bharat Express:-
During its journey between Jamnagar and Udhna, this Vande Bharat Express train will halt at seven stations. These are – Sabarmati Junction, Sanand, Viramgam Junction, Surendranagar, Wankaner Junction, Rajkot Junction, and Jamnagar railway stations.
The Jamnagar-Udhna-Jamnagar Vande Bharat Express is equipped with all the latest amenities such as reclining and comfortable seats, sliding doors, charging points for mobile and laptops, call buttons, bio-toilets, automatic entry and exit doors, CCTV cameras etc.