Railway Board approves new route for Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express – Check revised stops, timings

Railway Board has approved a revised route for the Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express. Check updated stoppages, timings and key route changes.

Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express will run on a revised route after Railway Board approval. (Image: Ministry of Railways)

Written by: Anish Mondal

2 min readJun 16, 2026 05:01 PM IST First published on: Jun 16, 2026 at 05:01 PM IST

Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express: The Railway Board has approved a new route for Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express train. Flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 26, 2025, the semi-high-speed train began regular operations on May 27, 2025. It is being maintained and operated by the Western Railway (WR) zone.

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Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Route

Currently, the Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express runs via Viramgam-Surendranagar-Rajkot-Jetalsar-Junagarh. In a letter issued to Western Railway on June 8, 2026, the Railway Board stated: “Ministry of Railways desires that 26901/26902 Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express should be operated via Botad-Jetalsar-Junagarh instead of its existing route via Viramgam-Surendranagar-Rajkot-Jetalsar-Junagarh.”

It also directed the zonal railway to implement the revised route from the commencement of the Advance Reservation Period (ARP) or the no-booking date, whichever is earlier.

Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express: Distance, Travel Time

At present, the Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Express covers a distance of 438 km in 07:00 hrs. However, on its revised route, the train will take 06:50 hrs to cover the entire route. The train runs on all days except Thursday.

Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Stops

On its revised route, train number 26901/26902 Sabarmati-Veraval-Sabarmati Vande Bharat Express will halt at seven stations. These are: Gandhigram, Dholka, Dhandhuka, Botad, Dhola, Dhasa and Junagarh.

Currently, it stops at five stations enroute. These are: Viramgam, Surendranagar, Wankaner, Rajkot and Junagarh.

Sabarmati-Veraval Vande Bharat Time Table

Train number 26901 will leave Sabarmati at 06:00 hrs to reach Veraval at 12:50 hrs. On the return journey, train number 26902 will depart Veraval at 15:50 hrs to reach Sabarmati at 22:25 hrs.

🡆 Train 26901 — Sabarmati → Veraval

Station	Type	Arrival	Departure
Sabarmati	D	—	06:00
Gandhigram NEW	A/D	06:16	06:18
Dholka NEW	A/D	07:13	07:15
Dhandhuka NEW	A/D	08:00	08:02
Botad NEW	A/D	08:40	08:42
Dhola NEW	A/D	09:16	09:18
Dhasa NEW	A/D	09:38	09:40
Junagarh	A/D	11:32	11:34
Veraval	A	12:50	—

🡄 Train 26902 — Veraval → Sabarmati

Station	Type	Arrival	Departure
Veraval	D	—	15:50
Junagarh	A/D	16:48	16:50
Dhasa NEW	A/D	18:38	18:40
Dhola NEW	A/D	19:00	19:02
Botad NEW	A/D	19:35	19:37
Dhandhuka NEW	A/D	20:14	20:16
Dholka NEW	A/D	20:58	21:00
Gandhigram NEW	A/D	21:50	21:52
Sabarmati	A	22:25	—

🚉 Commercial Stoppages — Existing vs Approved

❌ Existing Stoppages

Viramgam

Surendranagar

Wankaner

Rajkot

Junagarh

✅ Approved Stoppages

Gandhigram

Dholka

Dhandhuka

Botad

Dhola

Dhasa

Junagarh

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Anish Mondal

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