New Delhi–Mumbai main line

The Delhi–Mumbai line is a major railway line in India. Linking the national capital of New Delhi with financial capital Mumbai, this railway line covers a distance of 1,386 kilometres (861 mi) across the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Mumbai Tejas-Rajdhani Express which is the fastest Tejas-Rajdhani Express and the fastest train on this route, travels on this line and covers the distance between Delhi and Mumbai in 15 hours and 32 minutes at a top speed of 130 km/h which will be increased to 160km/h soon and a top average speed of 89 km/h.^{[citation needed]}

Delhi–Mumbai main line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra
Termini	New Delhi,Hazrat Nizamuddin Mumbai Central,Mumbai Bandra Terminus,Mumbai Dadar-Western
Service
Operator(s)	Northern Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Western Railway
Technical
Line length	1,386 km (861 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHE
Operating speed	up to 130 km/h
Route map Legend km 0 New Delhi 7 Hazrat Nizamuddin Delhi Haryana 28 Faridabad Haryana Uttar Pradesh to Alwar 141 Mathura to Delhi–Chennai line Mathura–Vadodara section Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan to Achhnera 175 Bharatpur to Bandikui to Agra Fort 217 Bayana 249 Hindaun City 294 Gangapur City 357 Sawai Madhopur to Jaipur 405 Lakheri to Chittorgarh Chambal River 465 Kota to Guna Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh 599 Shamgarh to Ujjain 691 Nagda Junction to Indore to Chittorgarh 732 Ratlam Madhya Pradesh Gujarat 846 Dahod 919 Godhra to Anand to Ahmedabad Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line 993 Vadodara 1,063 Bharuch Narmada River 1,073 Ankleshwar Tapi River 1,122 Surat to Jalgaon 1,152 Navsari 1191 Valsad 1,217 Vapi Gujarat Maharashtra 1,266 Dahanu Road 1,299 Palghar 1,330 Virar 1,338 Vasai Road to Diva & Konkan Railway Vasai Creek 1,356 Borivali Western line 1,368 Andheri Bandra Terminus 1,380 Dadar-Western 1,386 Mumbai Central km Sources: [1][2] This diagram: view talk edit

Details

Starting at the New Delhi, the Delhi–Mumbai line runs concurrent with Delhi–Chennai line for 141 km up to Mathura. From here it runs in Southwest direction and passes through cities of Bharatpur, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat before terminating at Mumbai Central. Within Maharashtra, Western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway uses runs on the same tracks from Dahanu Road to Mumbai Central.

This line is divided into three sections:

1. New Delhi–Mathura section
2. Mathura–Vadodara section
3. Vadodara–Mumbai section

Electrification

The Delhi–Mumbai line was fully electrified by 1987.^[3] Virar Ahmedabad sector was AC electrified since 1973-74 in phases.^[4]

Passenger movement

New Delhi, Mathura, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat and Mumbai Central, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[5]

Line upgradation

The line is set to be upgraded for the trains to travel at a speed of 130 kmph. This will reduce the travel time between the two cities. In future the new generation trains such as Vande Bharat and its sleeper version would also be able to run at a speed of 160 kmph.^[6]

Golden quadrilateral

The New Delhi-Mumbai line is a part of the golden quadrilateral. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the golden quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length.[15]

Major trains

• Mumbai Rajdhani Express
• August Kranti Rajdhani Express
• Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
• Madgaon Rajdhani Express
• Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express
• Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express
• Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express
• Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express
• Amritsar Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail
• Paschim Express
• Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express
• Goa Sampark Kranti Express
• Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
• Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express