Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express

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Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital
*Vande Bharat Express*
Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital; Vande Bharat Express
	3rd VB Express train standing at Gandhinagar Central with Hotel Leela in the background and waiting for departure towards Mumbai Central
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Maharashtra and Gujarat
First service	30 Sept 2022 (Inaugural run); 1 October 2022 (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	Western Railways (WR)
Route
Termini	Mumbai Central (MMCT); Gandhinagar Capital (GNC)
Stops	5
Distance travelled	522 km (324 mi)
Average journey time	06 hrs 15 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [lower-alpha 1]
Train number(s)	20901 / 20902
Line(s) used	Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line; Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar Capital line
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style; Rotatable seats;
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On-board catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi; Infotainment System; Electric outlets; Reading light; Seat Pockets; Bottle Holder; Tray Table;
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge; 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	83 km/h (52 mph) to 85 km/h (53 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Mumbai Central (MMCT)
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The 20901/20902 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express is India's 3rd Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Mumbai Central, Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara Jn, Ahmedabad Jn and Gandhinagar Capital. It is currently operated with train numbers 20901/20902 on 6 days a week basis.[1][2][3][4]

Rakes

It is the first 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.

Coach Composition

The 20901/20902 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express currently has 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars coaches.

The coaches in Aqua color indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink color indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20901	\| C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	E1	E2	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	C14 \|
20902	\| C14	C13	C12	C11	C10	C9	C8	E2	E1	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1 \|

Service

The 20901/20902 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 522 km (324 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 15 mins with average speeds of 83 km/h to 85km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given is 130 km/h.

Except Wednesdays

Schedule

The schedule of this 20901/20902 Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express is given below:-


MMCT - GNC - MMCT Vande Bharat Express
20901		Stations	20902
Arrival	Departure	Stations	Arrival	Departure
----	06:10	Mumbai Central	20:15	----
06:23	06:25	Borivali	19:32	19:34
08:00	08:02	Vapi	18:13	18:15
08:55	08:58	Surat	17:10	17:13
10:13	10:16	Vadodara Junction	15:53	15:56
11:25	11:30	Ahmedabad Junction	14:45	15:00
12:25	----	Gandhinagar Capital	----	14:05

Incidents

A week after the inauguration of the 3rd Vande Bharat Express train, this train rammed into cattle near Atul station in Gujarat, on October 29 morning, causing 15-20 delay in reaching its destination. No casualties were involved in this incident.[5]

References

telang, Kamlesh. "20901/Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express - Mumbai to Gandhinagar Capital WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
telang, Kamlesh. "20902/Gandhinagar Capital - Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express - Gandhinagar Capital to Mumbai WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
"Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat earns Rs 9.2 crore in ticketing fares in November". The Indian Express. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
"Vande Bharat Express 2.0: PM flags off new train between Gandhinagar and Mumbai, here's all to know". Business Today. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
Sharma, Sheenu; News, India TV (29 October 2022). "Mumbai-Ahmedabad 'Vande Bharat Express' rams into cattle in 3rd such incident; front panel damaged". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)

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[1] Except Wednesdays

[2] telang, Kamlesh. "20901/Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Capital Vande Bharat Express - Mumbai to Gandhinagar Capital WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[3] telang, Kamlesh. "20902/Gandhinagar Capital - Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express - Gandhinagar Capital to Mumbai WR/Western Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.

[4] "Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat earns Rs 9.2 crore in ticketing fares in November". The Indian Express. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.

[5] "Vande Bharat Express 2.0: PM flags off new train between Gandhinagar and Mumbai, here's all to know". Business Today. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[6] Sharma, Sheenu; News, India TV (29 October 2022). "Mumbai-Ahmedabad 'Vande Bharat Express' rams into cattle in 3rd such incident; front panel damaged". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 17 December 2022. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)

Vande Bharat Express
Central Railways	Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Sainagar Shirdi Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Solapur Mumbai CSMT ⇔ Madgaon **
East Central Railways	Patna Jn ⇔ Ranchi Jn Patna Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn
East Coast Railways	Visakhapatnam Jn ⇔ Secunderabad Jn Puri ⇔ Rourkela Jn **
Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ New Jalpaiguri Jn
North Eastern Railways	Gorakhpur Jn ⇔ Lucknow Charbagh **
Northeast Frontier Railways	New Jalpaiguri Jn ⇔ Guwahati **
Northern Railways	New Delhi ⇔ Varanasi Jn New Delhi ⇔ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra New Delhi ⇔ Amb Andaura Dehradun ⇔ Anand Vihar Terminal **
North Western Railways	Ajmer Jn ⇔ Delhi Cantonment Jodhpur ⇔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Udaipur City ⇔ Jaipur Jn
South Central Railways	Secunderabad Jn ⇔ Tirupati Kacheguda ⇔ Yesvantpur Jn **
South East Central Railways	Bilaspur Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn **
South Eastern Railways	Howrah ⇔ Puri Ranchi Jn ⇔ Howrah Jn **
South Western Railways	KSR Bengaluru City Jn ⇔ Dharwad **
Southern Railways	MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Mysuru Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Coimbatore Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Kottayam) Chennai Egmore ⇔ Tirunelveli Jn MGR Chennai Central ⇔ Vijayawada Jn Kasaragod ⇔ Trivandrum Central (via Alappuzha)
West Central Railways	Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Hazrat Nizamuddin Rani Kamalapati (Habibganj) ⇔ Rewa **
Western Railways	Mumbai Central ⇔ Gandhinagar Capital Indore Jn ⇔ Nagpur Jn Ahmedabad ⇔ Jamnagar
Italics represent services which are yet to be launched \| ** Indicates the 8 Coach VB Train