The Delhi–Mumbai line is a major railway line in India. Linking the national capital of

New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House ...

with financial capital

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second- ...

, this railway line covers a distance of across the Indian states of

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

and

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

. Mumbai Tejas-Rajdhani Express which is the fastest

Tejas-Rajdhani Express The Tejas-Rajdhani Express is a Higher-speed rail, semi-high-speed train operated in India. Indian Railways started to upgrade Rajdhani Express, Rajdhani coaches to Tejas Express, Tejas coaches. This replaced its traditional LHB coach, LHB Rajd ...

travels on this line and covers the distance between Delhi and Mumbai in 15 hours and 40 minutes at a top speed of 160km/h and an average speed of 91 km/hr.

Details

Starting at the , the Delhi–Mumbai line runs concurrent with Delhi–Chennai line for 141 km up to

Mathura Mathura () is a city and the administrative headquarters of Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately north of Agra, and south-east of Delhi; about from the town of Vrindavan, and from Govardhan. ...

. From here it runs in Southwest direction and passes through cities of Bharatpur, Kota,

Ratlam Ratlam, known historically as Ratnapuri (lit. ''gem city''), is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh states and territories of India, state of India. The city of Ratlam lies above sea level. It is the administ ...

Vadodara Vadodara (), also known as Baroda, is the second largest city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves as the administrative headquarters of the Vadodara district and is situated on the banks of the Vishwamitri River, from the state capital ...

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

before terminating at . Within Maharashtra, Western line of

Mumbai Suburban Railway The Mumbai Suburban Railway ( Marathi: मुंबई उपनगरीय रेल्वे) (colloquially called local trains or simply locals) consists of exclusive inner suburban railway lines augmented by commuter rail on main lines ser ...

uses runs on the same tracks from

Dahanu Road Dahanu Road is a railway station near the town of Dahanu in Palghar district of Maharashtra. It lies on the Western line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network. It is the northern limit of the Suburban network, although the track continues north ...

to . This line is divided into three sections: # New Delhi–Mathura section # Mathura–Vadodara section # Vadodara–Mumbai section

Electrification

The Delhi–Mumbai line was fully electrified by 1987.

Passenger movement

, Kota,

, and

Mumbai Central Mumbai Central (formerly Bombay Central, station code: MMCT) is a major railway station on the Western line, situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra in an area known by the same name. It serves as a major stop for both Local and Inter-City/Express tr ...

, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

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 future the new generation trains such as

Vande Bharat Express The Vande Bharat Express, previously known as Train 18, is a semi-high-speed, electric multiple unit train operated by Indian Railways. It was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. The first train was manufactured in ...

and

Train 20 The Train 20 (sleeper class Vande Bharat Express) is a proposed semi-high-speed, long-distance electric multiple unit (EMU) train which is supposed to be designed to replace the Rajdhani Express fleet of the Indian Railways. The rakes are expecte ...

would also be able to run at a speed of 160 kmph.

Major trains

Mumbai Rajdhani Express 12951/12952 Mumbai Central - New Delhi - Mumbai Central Tejas Rajdhani is a semi-high-speed Fully AC Train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between (MMCT) and (NDLS) in India. It is the fastest Rajdhani service in all of India, with a ...

August Kranti Rajdhani Express The 12953 / 12954 August Kranti Tejas Rajdhani is a train that connects to in India. It is named after the August Kranti Maidan formerly known as the Gowalia Tank Maidan from where the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942. On 1 ...

Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express The 12431 / 12432 Hazrat Nizamuddin–Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express is a Rajdhani Express train service in India, connecting in the country capital New Delhi to , the capital of Kerala state. It is the longest-running Rajdhani Express t ...

Madgaon Rajdhani Express The 22413/22414 ''Madgaon Rajdhani Express'' is an express train of Rajdhani class belonging to Indian Railways connecting the national capital New Delhi to Madgaon Margao or Madgaon is the commercial capital of the Indian state of Goa. It ...

Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express Mumbai–New Delhi Duronto Express, also known as Mumbai AC Duronto Express, is a 16 Coached fully air-conditioned, non-stop version of Duronto-type service running between and New Delhi. It is one of the fastest train to connect Maharashtra t ...

Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express The 12247 / 12248 Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Yuva Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between Bandra Terminus and in India. It operates as train number 12247 from Bandra Terminus to Hazrat Nizamu ...

Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express The 12909 / 12910 Bandra Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express is a Express train of the Garib Rath category belonging to Indian Railways – Western Railway zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and in India. It operates as train n ...

* Amritsar Mumbai Central Golden Temple Mail *

Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express The 12907 / 12908 ''Maharashtra Sampark Kranti Express'' is a bi-weekly Sampark Kranti Express train which runs between in Mumbai and in Delhi, India. Background This train was introduced as one of the Sampark Kranti trains which were ann ...

Paschim Express The 12925 / 12926 Paschim Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus in Mumbai (Maharashtra) and Amritsar in Punjab. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12925 / 22925 fro ...

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