Once introduced, the 20-coach train will benefit more passengers on this already well-patronised Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Vande Bharat route, Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek said
Assessing its response of 150 per cent capacity utilisation, the Railway Board has approved a longer train for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad route. Representational Pic/File
With a spanking new 20-coach Vande Bharat train to be inducted instead of the existing 16-coach one on the Mumbai–Gandhinagar Capital section, the additional four coaches will lead to the addition of 2.69 lakh passengers per year on the route.
"Once introduced, the 20-coach train will benefit more passengers on this already well-patronised Mumbai Central–Gandhinagar Vande Bharat route," Western Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek said.
Assessing its response of 150 per cent capacity utilisation, the Railway Board has approved a longer train for the Mumbai–Ahmedabad route.
It was the country’s third Vande Bharat when introduced in September 2022. This train is operated by Western Railway, connecting Mumbai Central, Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara Jn, Anand Jn, Ahmedabad Jn, and Gandhinagar Capital. It is currently operated with train numbers 20901/20902 on a six-days-a-week basis.
Existing Vande Bharat Capacity (16 coaches):
2 EC coaches (52 each) – 104 seats
14 AC Chair Car coaches:
(C1 and C14) (44 each) – 88 seats
(C2 to C13) (78 each) – 936 seats
Total Seats: 104 (EC) + 1,024 (AC Chair Car) = 1,128 seats
New Vande Bharat Capacity (20 coaches):
2 EC coaches (52 each) – 104 seats
18 AC Chair Car coaches:
(C1 and C18) (44 each) – 88 seats
(C2 to C17) (78 each) – 1,248 seats
Total Seats: 104 (EC) + 1,336 (AC Chair Car) = 1,440 seats
Total increase after addition of 4 coaches: 312 seats
Existing capacity utilisation: 150 per cent
Daily extra capacity generated: 468
Up and Down trips: 936
6 days a week: 5,616
In a month: 22,464
In a year: 269,568
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