Railways reduces Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express travel time from today

In a good news for Mumbai travellers, the Railway has reduced the travelling time of the newly-introduced Vande Bharat superfast express train from today. According to a release issued by the Western Railways (WR), the Vande Bharat Superfast Express will take five minutes less to cover Mumbai Central to Gandhinagar distance and it will arrive 20 minutes early at Mumbai Central from Gandhinagar.

The WR said the revised timetable will kick in from October 5. The Vande Bharat train runs six days a week between Mumbai Central and Gandhinagar stations.

The train started its commercial run on October 1, a day after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar.


There is no change in the departure timing of the train at 6.10 AM from Mumbai Central and at 2.05 PM from Gandhinagar.

But the arrival timetable of the train at all the enroute stations and destinations is changed.

As per the revised timetable, the Gandhinagar-bound Vande Bharat express will reach its destination at 12.25 PM instead of the current 12.30 PM. It will reach Mumbai Central at 8.15 PM instead of the current timing at 8.35 PM.

The train, which connects the capital cities of Maharashtra and Gujarat, is the third Vande Bharat Express in the country. The first such train was started on New Delhi-Varanasi route, while the second one on New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra route, an official said.

The train provides passengers aircraft-like travelling experience and advanced safety features, including Kavach technology, an indigenously developed Train Collision Avoidance System.

Railways is trying to introduce more Vande Bharat trains in India. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw recently said the country will have 400 'Vande Bharat' trains in future. He also said that the advanced version of Vande Bharat trains will be able to attain maximum speed of 200 km per hour (kmph).