Archive · 3 Sep 2026
New Surat-Udaipur Vande Bharat To Cover Route In 7.5 Hours
A new Vande Bharat train will connect Surat with Udaipur City.
The trip will be about 690 kilometers long.
It is expected to take seven and a half hours.
The train can travel as fast as 160 kilometers per hour.
It will run six days each week and will not run on Tuesdays.
Passengers can board or leave at nine listed stations along the route.
The train will receive water at Vadodara and Asarva.
Its main maintenance work will be done in Surat, and it will replace an existing Udaipur City-Asarva service.
The Surat-Udaipur City Vande Bharat Express will cover about 690 km in 7 hours and 30 minutes.
It can reach a maximum speed of 160 kmph and will operate six days a week, except Tuesday.
The train will stop at Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Maninagar, Asarva, Himmatnagar, Shamlaji Road, Dungarpur and Zawar.
Vadodara and Asarva will provide watering facilities, while primary maintenance will take place at Surat.
The service will replace the Udaipur City-Asarva Vande Bharat Express, train numbers 26963 and 26964.
- Who
- Indian Railways and passengers traveling between Surat and Udaipur City.
- What
- A Surat-Udaipur City Vande Bharat Express will operate over a roughly 690-kilometer route.
- When
- The new service will run six days a week except Tuesday; the article does not specify its start date. The service being replaced was introduced in February 2026.
- Where
- Between Surat and Udaipur City, with stops at Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Maninagar, Asarva, Himmatnagar, Shamlaji Road, Dungarpur and Zawar.
- Why
- The new service is intended to replace the existing Udaipur City-Asarva Vande Bharat Express.
- Distance
- Approximately 690 km
- Journey time
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Maximum speed
- 160 kmph
- Operating days
- Six days a week, except Tuesday
- Coach composition
- 8 coaches
- Commercial stoppages
- Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Maninagar, Asarva, Himmatnagar, Shamlaji Road, Dungarpur and Zawar
- Maintenance
- Watering at Vadodara and Asarva; primary maintenance at Surat