New Delhi–Mumbai main line

Major railway line in India
ServiceOperator(s)Northern Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Western RailwayTechnicalLine length1,386 km (861 mi)Number of tracks2Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeElectrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHEOperating speedup to 130 km/h
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km
0
New Delhi
7
Hazrat Nizamuddin
Delhi
Haryana
28
Faridabad
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
141
Mathura
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
175
Bharatpur
217
Bayana
249
Hindaun City
294
Gangapur City
357
Sawai Madhopur
405
Lakheri
465
Kota
to Guna
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
599
Shamgarh
691
Nagda Junction
732
Ratlam
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
846
Dahod
919
Godhra
993
Vadodara
1,063
Bharuch
1,073
Ankleshwar
1,122
Surat
1,152
Navsari
1191
Valsad
1,217
Vapi
Gujarat
Maharashtra
1,266
Dahanu Road
1,299
Palghar
1,330
Virar
1,338
Vasai Road
1,356
Borivali
Western line
1,368
Andheri
Bandra Terminus
1,380
Dadar-Western
1,386
Mumbai Central
km
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The Delhi–Mumbai line is a major railway line in India. Linking the national capital of New Delhi with financial capital Mumbai, this railway line covers a distance of 1,386 kilometres (861 mi) across the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Mumbai Tejas-Rajdhani Express which is the fastest Tejas-Rajdhani Express and the fastest train on this route, travels on this line and covers the distance between Delhi and Mumbai in 15 hours and 32 minutes at a top speed of 130 km/h which will be increased to 160km/h soon and a top average speed of 89 km/h.[citation needed]

Details

Starting at the New Delhi, the Delhi–Mumbai line runs concurrent with Delhi–Chennai line for 141 km up to Mathura. From here it runs in Southwest direction and passes through cities of Bharatpur, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat before terminating at Mumbai Central. Within Maharashtra, Western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway uses runs on the same tracks from Dahanu Road to Mumbai Central.

This line is divided into three sections:

  1. New Delhi–Mathura section
  2. Mathura–Vadodara section
  3. Vadodara–Mumbai section

Electrification

The Delhi–Mumbai line was fully electrified by 1987.[3]

Passenger movement

New Delhi, Mathura, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat and Mumbai Central, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4]

Line upgradation

The line is set to be upgraded for the trains to travel at a speed of 130 kmph. This will reduce the travel time between the two cities. In future the new generation trains such as Vande Bharat and its sleeper version would also be able to run at a speed of 160 kmph.[5]

Major trains

References

  1. ^ Google Maps[full citation needed]
  2. ^ "Mumbai Rajdhani Express". India Rail Info.
  3. ^ "Electric Traction — I". IRFCA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Indian Railways to upgrade the speed of trains on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah routes". Live Mint. 2 July 2020.
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