Indian Railways have cleared the second private train to be run on its tracks- Tejas express between Ahmedabad and Mumbai on January 19, 2020.

The inaugural run of this train has been proposed on January 17, 2020.

The train operator for Tejas express will be IR’s arm IRCTC (Indian Railways Catering & Tourism Corporation).

The decision was cleared by the Railway Board on December 20, 2019. However, the frequency (whether the train will run daily or on specified days of the week) of the train is not yet known.

Timings

The Tejas Express will leave Ahmedabad at 0640 hours and reach Mumbai Central at 1310. On its return leg, it will depart Mumbai Central at 1540 hours reaching Ahmedabad at 2155 hours the same day.

The Tejas express will skip Anand in both directions. It will be the only intercity train to do so between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Time slot skew

Station /Train Number 12934 Karnavati Express 12932 AC Double Decker except for Sunday 82902 Tejas Express 22953 Gujarat Express 22930 & 22960 /12936 combination 12010 Shatabdi express except for Sunday Ahmedabad 0455 0600 0640 0700 1030/50 1445 Nadiad 0539/41 0640/42 0719/21 0750/52 1140/42 1522/24 Anand 0559/601 0700/02 0817/19 1200/02 1540/42 Vadodara 0642/47 0743/48 0803/08 0900/05 1243/48 1618/23 Bharuch 0735/37 0832/34 0856/58 1001/03 1341/43 1705/07 Surat 0835/40 0922/27 0935/38 1110/15 1450/1605 1758/1803 Vapi 0951/53 1032/34 1055/57 1248/50 1728/30 1858/1900 Borivali 1146/50 1213/17 1231/33 1459/1502 1933/35 2032/35 Mumbai Central /Bandra (T) 1235 1300 1310 1555 2025 2120

Station /Train Number 22953 Gujarat Express 12009 Shatabdi except Sunday 12935 /22929 & 22959 combination 12933 Karnavati express 12931 AC Double Decker except Sunday 82901 Tejas Express Mumbai Central/Bandra (T) 0545 0630 0650 1340 1420 1540 Borivali 0622/27 0700/03 0726/28 1412/17 1454/57 1614/16 Vapi 0843/45 0826/28 0929/31 1611/13 1627/29 1737/39 Surat 1023/28 931/36 1110/1330 1735/40 1755/1800 1847/50 Bharuch 1123/25 1012/14 1429/31 1824/26 1840/42 1929/31 Vadodara 1231/36 1103/08 1533/38 1926/31 1933/38 2018/23 Anand 1308/09 1136/37 1609/10 2005/07 2014/15 Nadiad 1330/31 1154/55 1626/27 2022/24 2031/32 2103/05 Ahmedabad 1440 1245 1730/50 2125 2140 2155

Analysing the time slots for inter-city trains, the Tejas express timings further increases the skew towards Mumbai in the morning and towards Ahmedabad in the evening.

As a result, Shatabdi express remains the only direct train from Ahmedabad to Mumbai in the afternoon slot. However, this train does not run on Sundays.

As a result, the Jamnagar/Hapa – Surat intercity which shares its rake with Surat -Bandra Terminus Intercity and leaves Surat for Bandra after a 75-minute halt runs overcrowded on Sundays.

WR may also need to look at resolving this issue urgently.

Photo: Rajendra Aklekar

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