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Overview | |||||
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Service type | |||||
Locale | Maharashtra & Gujarat | ||||
First service | 18 January 1870[1] | ||||
Current operator(s) | Western Railway | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini |
Ahmedabad (ADI) Dadar Western (DDR) | ||||
Stops | 11 | ||||
Distance travelled | 487 km (303 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 07 hours 25 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) | 12901 / 12902 | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC 1st, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved | ||||
Seating arrangements | Yes | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | No | ||||
Catering facilities | On-board catering, E-catering | ||||
Observation facilities | Large windows | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Other facilities | Overhead racks | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | LHB coach | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | 130 km/h (81 mph) maximum, 66 km/h (41 mph) average excluding halts | ||||
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The 12901 / 12902 Gujarat Mail is a Superfast train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Dadar Western and Ahmedabad in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12901 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad and as train number 12902 in the reverse direction. It operates with LHB coach since 10 September 2016. [2] Despite leaving before Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express, it reaches the destination 30 minutes after the Duronto Express.
The Gujarat Mail has 1 AC 1st Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 7 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, 4 General class coaches and 2 Generator vans. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.
It is a daily train & covers the distance of 491 kilometres in 8 hours 35 mins as 12901 Gujarat Mail (57.20 km/h) and 8 hours 25 mins as 12902 Gujarat Mail (58.34 km/h).
Dual-traction WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad. Western Railways completed DC electric conversion to AC on 5 February 2012. It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.