From March 2024, you can save around two hours on travel time between Mumbai and Ahmedabad as the Western Railway (WR) is in the final stage of an infrastructure and engineering upgrade, which, once completed, would allow trains to run at a speed of up to 160 km per hour. At present, trains between the two cities take around six to eight hours.
WR is carrying out work on two corridors – Mumbai to Nagda and Vadodara to Ahmedabad at a cost of ₹3,950 crore.
Thirteen out of the 15 works on the Virar-Surat stretch had been completed, WR officials said and added these include improving the quality of rail tracks, lifting tracks wherever needed, cushioning tracks with sufficient ballasts (stones placed on rail lines), improving sleepers, and rehabilitating foot and road overbridges.
The remaining work will be completed soon, The remaining work is on the Surat-Vadodara and Vadodara-Ahmedabad stretches which we aim to complete this month. We will then seek approvals from the Commissioner of Railway Safety.”
As per the listed speed restrictions owing to the heavy suburban train system, long-distance trains can run at 100 kmph on the Mumbai Central-Borivali stretch and at 110 kmph on the Borivali-Virar route. From Virar to Ahmedabad, these trains can reach a speed of 160 kmph.