Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express

Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Shatabdi Express

Overview
Service type	Shatabdi Express
Locale	Maharashtra & Gujarat
First service	May 1, 1994 (1994-05-01)
Current operator(s)	Western Railways
Route
Termini	Mumbai Central (MMCT) Gandhinagar Capital (GNC)
Stops	8
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
Route map

The 12009 / 12010 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Shatabdi Express is an 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. It is the first Shatabdi Express which contains Vistadome coach on both ends.

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

• Gandhinagar Capital
• Ahmedabad Junction
• Nadiad Junction
• Anand Junction
• Vadodara Junction
• Bharuch Junction
• Surat
• Vapi
• Borivali
• Mumbai Central

Traction

It is hauled by a Vadodara-based WAP-7 locomotive from 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. [1] [2]

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. [3]