Box Width: | 28em |
Delhi–Mumbai main line | |
Status: | Operational |
Locale: | Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra |
Start: | , |
End: | ,Mumbai Bandra Terminus,Mumbai Dadar-Western |
Owner: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Northern Railway, North Central Railway, West Central Railway, Western Railway |
Linelength: | 13860NaN0 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Gauge: | broad gauge |
Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC OHE |
Speed: | up to 130 km/h |
Map State: | collapsed |
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 1386km (861miles) 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.
Starting at the, 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 . Within Maharashtra, Western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway uses runs on the same tracks from Dahanu Road to .
This line is divided into three sections:
The Delhi–Mumbai line was fully electrified by 1987.[1]
, Mathura, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, and Mumbai Central, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[2]
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.[3]