New Delhi–Mumbai main line

Delhi–Mumbai main line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Termini	New Delhi Mumbai Central Mumbai Bandra Terminus Mumbai Dadar-Western
Service
Operator(s)	Northern Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Western Railway
Technical
Line length	1,386 km (861 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHE
Operating speed	up to 130 km/h
Route map Legend km 0 New Delhi 7 Hazrat Nizamuddin Delhi Haryana 28 Faridabad Haryana Uttar Pradesh To Alwar 141 Mathura to Delhi–Chennai line Mathura–Vadodara section Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan To Achhnera 175 Bharatpur to Bandikui To Agra Fort 217 Bayana 249 Hindaun City 294 Gangapur City 357 Sawai Madhopur to Jaipur 405 Lakheri to Chittorgarh Chambal River 465 Kota to Guna Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh 599 Shamgarh to Ujjain 691 Nagda Junction to Indore to Chittorgarh 732 Ratlam Madhya Pradesh Gujarat 846 Dahod 919 Godhra to Anand to Ahmedabad Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line 993 Vadodara 1063 Bharuch Narmada River 1073 Ankleshwar Tapi River 1122 Surat to Jalgaon 1152 Navsari 1191 Valsad 1217 Vapi Gujarat Maharashtra 1266 Dahanu Road 1299 Palghar 1330 Virar 1338 Vasai Road to Diva and Konkan Railway Vasai Creek 1356 Borivali Western line 1368 Andheri Bandra Terminus 1380 Dadar-Western 1386 Mumbai Central Sources: [1][2]

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 130km/h 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

• Mumbai Rajdhani Express
• August Kranti Rajdhani Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
• Madgaon Rajdhani Express
• Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express
• Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express
• Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express
• Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express
• Amritsar Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail
• Paschim Express
• Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express
• Goa Sampark Kranti Express
• Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
• Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express

References

This page was last edited on 7 April 2024, at 16:29