Starting August 15th, Western Railway (WR) will increase the speed of all its trains on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from 130 kmph to 160 kmph. This includes trains like Vande Bharat, Shatabdi, IRCTC Tejas, double-decker, and Delhi-Mumbai Rajdhani. The Railway Safety Commissioner (CRS) will inspect the route in July to authorize the...
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speed upgrade. The railway board has instructed the divisional railway managers to complete all pending tasks, including mandatory track blocks, by June 30th. This speed increase has been achieved through extensive infrastructure upgrades including track repair, overhead wiring improvements, and installation of KAVACH technology. The train speed will be 160 kmph between Virar and Surat, and then to Ahmedabad. Between Mumbai Central and Borivali, the speed limit will be 100 kmph, and between Borivali and Virar, it will be 110 kmph. This will reduce travel time for passengers. For example, the Vande Bharat Express will now take 4.40 hours instead of 5.25 hours, Shatabdi Express 4.50 hours instead of 5.50 hours, IRCTC Tejas Express 5.50 hours instead of 6.25 hours, double-decker 6.15 hours instead of 6.55 hours, and Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani 12 hours instead of 15.32 hours.