New Delhi–Mumbai main line
The New 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 1,386 kilometres (861 mi) 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.
Sections of the New Delhi–Mumbai main line
New Delhi–Palwal–Mathura section
Mathura–Gangapur City–Kota section
Track expansion and additional lines
The New Delhi–Mumbai main line is one of the busiest railway corridors in India and is undergoing capacity enhancement through the construction of additional third and fourth lines on multiple sections.
New Delhi–Palwal–Mathura section
The New Delhi–Palwal–Mathura stretch has been quadrupled and the third and fourth lines are fully operational.
Mathura–Gangapur City–Kota section
A Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the construction of third and fourth lines on this section was submitted to the Railway Board in November 2025.
Kota–Nagda section
The DPR for third and fourth lines on the Kota–Nagda section has been submitted to the Railway Board for approval.
Nagda–Ratlam section
Budget allocation for the third and fourth line project has been sanctioned and construction work has commenced.
Ratlam–Vadodara section
This section has received budget allocation for third and fourth lines and construction work is underway.
Vadodara–Mumbai section
Work on the third and fourth lines is currently in progress, and this stretch is expected to be fully quadrupled in the near future.
Details
Starting at the New Delhi, 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 Mumbai Central. Within Maharashtra, Western line of Mumbai Suburban Railway uses runs on the same tracks from Dahanu Road to Mumbai Central.
Electrification
The Delhi–Mumbai line was fully electrified by 1987.[3] Virar Ahmedabad sector was AC electrified since 1973-74 in phases.[4]
Passenger movement
New Delhi, Mathura, Kota, Ratlam, Vadodara, Surat and Mumbai Central, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5]
Line upgradation
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 the 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.[6]
Golden quadrilateral
The New Delhi-Mumbai line is a part of the golden quadrilateral. The routes connecting the four major metropolises (New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata), along with their diagonals, known as the golden quadrilateral, carry about half the freight and nearly half the passenger traffic, although they form only 16 per cent of the length.[15]
Major trains
- Mumbai Rajdhani Express
- August Kranti Rajdhani Express
- Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express
- Madgaon Rajdhani Express
- Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express
- Hazrat Nizamuddin–Pune Duronto Express
- Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express
- Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express
- Amritsar Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail
- Paschim Express
- Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express
- Goa Sampark Kranti Express
- Kerala Sampark Kranti Express
- Ernakulam–H.Nizamuddin Duronto Express
References
- ^ Google Maps
- ^ "Mumbai Rajdhani Express". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Electric Traction — I". IRFCA. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "Indian Railways to upgrade the speed of trains on Delhi-Mumbai, Delhi-Howrah routes". Live Mint. 2 July 2020.