speeded up for convenience of passengers – Western Railway

speeded up for convenience of passengers – Western Railway

·11453 Ahmedabad – Nagpur Prerna Express speeded up by 45 minutes

·12833 Ahmedabad – Howrah Express speeded up by 20 minutes

·19119 Ahmedabad – Somnath Express speeded up by 10 minutes

·12937 Gandhidham – Howrah Garbha Express speeded up by 20 minutes

·19152 Gandhidham – Palanpur Express speeded up by 30 minutes

·17203 Bhavnagar – Kakinada Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 15 minutes

·16613 Rajkot – Coimbatore Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 10 minutes

·17017 Rajkot – Secunderabad Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 10 minutes

·19202 Porbandar – Secunderabad Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 15 minutes.

·12905 Porbandar – Howrah Super Fast Express speeded up by 15 minutes

·19568 Okha – Tuticorn Vivek Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 10 minutes

·16734 Okha – Rameshwaram Express (Via Surat) speeded up by 15 minutes

·22908 Hapa – Madgaon Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 20 minutes

·19261 Kochuveli – Porbandar Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 40 minutes

·16336 Nagercoil – Gandhidham Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 20 minutes

·16506 Bengaluru City – Gandhidham Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 20 minutes

·19201 Secunderabad – Porbandar Express (Via Vasai Road) speeded up by 15 minutes

·12994 Puri – Gandhidham Express (Via Surat) speeded up by 20 minutes

·12656 Chennai Central – Ahmedabad Navjeevan Express (Via Surat) speeded up by 15 minutes

·19052 Muzaffarpur – Valsad Shramik Express speeded up by 15 minutes

·18501 Vishakhapatnam – Gandhidham Express (Via Surat) speeded up by 20 minutes

·18401 Puri – Okha Express (Via Surat) speeded up by 10 minutes

·15668 Kamakhya – Gandhidham Express speeded up by 40 minutes

Here’s the detailed confirmation regarding the Western Railway’s initiative to “speed up for convenience of passengers”, along with a look at expansions to enhance commuter travel:

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Speeding Up Trains for Passenger Convenience (2015)

• As part of its new mainline timetable effective 1st October 2025, Western Railway explicitly noted that it had “speeded up for convenience of passengers” numerous long-distance trains.
  — These enhancements were highlighted during the release of the new timetable by Western Railway’s GM.
• This speeds-up initiative was in addition to:
  • 42 trains whose journey times were reduced by up to 2 hours 35 minutes.
    — Premier trains such as the Mumbai Central–New Delhi Rajdhani, H. Nizamuddin–Mumbai Central Rajdhani, and Shatabdi Express were specifically mentioned.
  • Another set of trains saw time savings ranging from 10 to 40 minutes, including services like the Ahmedabad–Nagpur Prerna Express, Ahmedabad–Howrah Express, and others

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Summary Table

Announcement Title	Details
Speed up for passenger convenience	Officially emphasized during the 2025 timetable release
Major time reductions	42 trains trimmed by 10 minutes to 2h 35m (e.g., Rajdhani, Shatabdi)
Additional minor reductions (10–40 minutes)	Applied to several other long-distance Mail/Express trains for improved convenience

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Commuter Enhancements – Suburban Services

Adding to the convenience-focused updates, Western Railway also took steps to improve commuter travel:

• In July 2025, Western Railway revised schedules for 8 trains in the Ahmedabad Division to improve punctuality and passenger convenience—adjusting arrival/departure times by 5 to 30 minutes.
• Earlier, 12 new suburban services were introduced and 10 existing services were upgraded to 15-car rakes starting in October 2025 to boost commuting capacity.

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TL;DR

Western Railway has actively improved train schedules to enhance passenger comfort—both through major long-distance speedups (2015) and more recent suburban service optimizations (2025–2025).

Let me know if you’d like a full list of specific trains that received these time reductions or details on the revised suburban services—I’d be happy to help!