Railways have permanently increased the coaches of Mumbai-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express from 16 to 20 starting today, April 28.
This move comes amid high occupancy and growing passenger footfall due to preference of the express train.
According to an official statement released by the Ministry of Railways, Train No. 22961/22962 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express has been augmented with four additional coaches, comprising three AC Chair Car coaches and one Executive Class coach. This expansion offers passengers significantly improved seating availability on one of India’s busiest and most sought-after inter-city rail corridors.
The Vande Bharat train completes the 491-kilometre journey in 5 hours and 30 minutes. It halts at Mumbai Central, Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, and Ahmedabad.
Train No. 22961 departs from Ahmedabad at 6:05 am and reaches Mumbai Central at 11:45 am. From Mumbai Central, the train departs at 3:45 pm and reaches Ahmedabad at 9:15 pm.
Both trains run six days a week, except on Sunday.
According to the data revealed by railways, nearly 4 crore passengers travelled on Vande Bharat services in FY 2025–26, registering a year-on-year growth of approximately 34 per cent.
Since its inception in 2019, the Vande Bharat Express has served over 9.1 crore passengers across 1 lakh trips. Network-wide occupancy has consistently exceeded 100 per cent.
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