Railway Board approves Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat train, discontinues one existing service
The Ministry of Railways has approved the introduction of a new Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat Express train service, connecting Gujarat with Rajasthan. The semi-high speed train, identified by train numbers 26903 and 26904, will run between Surat and Udaipur City. The Western Railway zone will be responsible for the maintenance and operation of the train.
However, the Railway Board has also decided to discontinue the existing Udaipur City-Asarva Vande Bharat Express, train numbers 26963 and 26964. This train had been running since February 2026 and operated six days a week, excluding Tuesdays.
The Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat Express will cover a distance of approximately 690 km in 7 hours and 30 minutes, with a maximum speed of 160 kmph. The train will halt at nine stations during its journey: Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Maninagar, Asarva, Himmatnagar, Shamlaji Road, Dungarpur, and Zawar.
The train will run six days a week, excluding Tuesdays. It will depart from Surat at 6:10 am and reach Udaipur City at 1:40 pm, while the return journey will depart from Udaipur City at 3:35 pm and arrive in Surat at 11:00 pm. The train will consist of 8 coaches and will have commercial stoppages at six of these stations.
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