Pilgrims of Somnath Temple will now easily reach the holy city from Ahmedabad with the start of Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat train from May 26.
The semi-high-speed train will operate on all days of the week except for Thursday.
According to railway officials, the train will depart from Sabarmati at 5.25 am and reach Veraval by 12.25 pm. On the return journey, it will leave Veraval at 2.40 pm and arrive back at Sabarmati by 9.35 pm. Covering a distance of 438 kilometres, the journey is expected to take approximately seven hours in each direction.
The stations covered will be Chandlodiya, Viramgam, Surendragam, Wankaner, Rajkot, Bhaktinagar, and Junagadh.