Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line

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Ahmedabad–Mumbai Main Line
Overview
Native name	अहमदाबाद - मुंबई मुख्य लाइन , અમદાવાદ - મુંબઇ મુખ્ય લાઇન
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gujarat, Maharashtra
Termini	Ahmedabad Junction Mumbai Central
Service
System	Electrified
Operator(s)	Western Railway
History
Opened	20 January 1863
Technical
Line length	493 km (306 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE fully operational
Operating speed	up to 160 km/h
Route map Legend to Jaipur–Ahmedabad line to Ahmedabad–Viramgam section 13 Chandoldiya to Khodiyar 5 Sabarmati Junction Chimanbhai Patel Flyover Sabarmati River to Ahmedabad–Udaipur line 0 Ahmedabad 3 Maninagar NH 8C 8 Vatva Sardar Patel Ring Road 13 Geratpur 17 Barjedi Nandej 21 Kanij SH 144 24 Nenpur Vartak River 28 Mahemdavad Kheda Road SH 60 37 Gothaj to Ahmedabad–Udaipur line 46 Nadiad Junction 51 Uttarsanda Vadtal Swaminarayan 57 Kanjari Boriyavi Junction Khambhat Katilalavdi Sayama Yavarpura Tarapur Junction Nartown Pandori Petlad Junction Bhatiel Agas Karamsad Vallabh Vidyanagar To Mathura–Vadodara section/Godhra 64 Anand Junction 71 Vadod 75 Adas Road Kathana Ras Virsad Bochasan Junction Borsad Davol Anklav Bhetasi 80 Vasad Junction Mahi River 85 Nandesari 89 Ranoli 93 Bajva SH 11 To Mathura–Vadodara section/Delhi 100 Vadodara Junction 103 Vishwamitri Pratapnagar Kelanpur Kundhela Bhilpur Thulvavi Dabhoi Junction Vadhvana Amalpur Sankheda Bahadurpur Chuchhapura Junction Jojwa Bodeli Jabugam Suskal Pavi Tejgarh Puniyavant Chhota Udaipur To Chhota Udaipur–Dhar line 109 Makarpura 114 Varnama 118 Itola 122 Kashipura Sarar 130 Miyagam Karjan Junction SH 161 138 Lakodara 150 Palej 152 Varediya 158 Nabipur 165 Chavaj Dahej Pakhajan Vagra Samni Tham 170 Bharuch Junction Narmada River Rajpipla Taropa Amletha Juna Rajuvadiya Umalla RajPardi Avidha Zaghadia New Gumandev Gummandev Boridra Dadhal Inam Ankleshwar Udyognagar 180 Ankleshwar Junction SH 6 190 Panoli 194 Hathuran 198 Kosamba SH 65 206 Kim 216 Sayan SH 168 219 Gothangam 223 Kosad 226 Utran Tapi River 230 Surat 234 Udhna Junction To Bhusawal–Kalyan section 238 Bhestan 244 Sachin 251 Maroli Purna River 259 Navsari 262 Gandhi Smriti 268 Vedchha 271 Ancheli 275 Amalsad Ambika River 280 Bilimora Jn Khakhera River 289 Dungri Auranga River 298 Valsad 309 Pardi Par River 315 Udvada Kolak River 325 Vapi Damanganga River 331 Karambeli 336 Bhilad 347 Sanjan 353 Umbargam Road Gujarat Maharashtra 357 Bordi Road 362 Gholvad 373 Dahanu Road 385 Vangaon 395 Boisar 406 Palghar 414 Kelve Road 421 Saphale Vaitarna River 429 Vaitarna 437 Virar More information:Western line 446 Vasai Road To Vasai Road–Roha line and Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section Vasai Creek 454 Bhayandar 463 Borivali 476 Andheri 482 Bandra/Bandra Terminus Mahim Bay/Mithi River 487 Mumbai Dadar 488 Prabhadevi-Parel on Mumbai Dadar–Solapur section 493 Mumbai Central 494 Grant Road 495 Charni Road 496 Marine Lines 498 Mumbai Churchgate ;Sources 59442/Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central Passenger 79428 Khambhat–Anand Passenger 59104 Kathana–Vadodara Passenger 59117 Vadodara–Chhota–Udepur Passenger 69196 Dahej–Bharuch MEMU 59168 Rajpipla–Ankleashwar Passenger

The Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line or the Mumbai–Ahmedabad main line is a railway route on the 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 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.

Currently, the Ahmedabad–Mumbai mainline consists of some branch lines which are totally on broad gauge,^[1] 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.^[2]

• 1855: Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company (BB&CI), incorporated by Act of British Parliament on 2 July, signs an agreement with British East India Company on 21 Nov to construct a railway line from Surat to Baroda and Ahmedabad.
• 1860: BB&CI's first section from Ankleshwar to Utran is inaugurated, and the Surat railway station was built; it was the first railway station in Asia to have a platform on the first floor (above ground level).
• 1862: Asia's first narrow-gauge line opened between Dabhoi and Miyagam (near Vadodara), and BB&CI introduces the world's first double-decker coaches.
• 1863: The first train is flagged off from Kalupur railway station in Ahmedabad to Surat on 20 January.^[3]
• 1864: BB&CI trains reach Mumbai and run between Grant road and Valsad.
• 1870: BBCI Railway runs direct trains between Ahmedabad and Bombay.
• 1901: The Anand–Tarapur branch line was inaugurated by the Petlad–Cambay Railway of BBCI.
• 1917: The Ankleshwar–Rajpipla branch line was inaugurated by the Rajpipla State Railway of BBCI.
• 1929: The Vadtal–Kanjari Boriyavi Branch line was inaugurated by the Boriyavi–Vadtal Railway of BBCI.
• 1930: The Vasad–Kathana Branch line was inaugurated by the Vasad–Katana Railway of BBCI.^[4]
• 1974: Virar Ahmedabad sector was AC electrified since 1973-74 in phases.^[5]
• 1987: The electrified Delhi–Vadodara route was commissioned by Western Railways.^[6]

The following trains serve this line:

• * Technical stops

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 from 100 kmph to 110 kmph ^[7][8]