Seven trains cancelled, seven diverted for gauge work on Gandhinagar route

Due to gauge work on the Kalol-Kadi-Kotsana railway line under the Western Railway, seven trains have been fully cancelled, and seven trains have been diverted.

The following trains have been cancelled until November 29 –

Sabarmati-Patan DEMU

Sabarmati-Mehsana-Abu Road DEMU

Gandhinagar Capital-Waretha MEMU

The Jodhpur-Sabarmati Express has been partially cancelled between Abu Road and Sabarmati until November 29. Additionally, the Gandhinagar Capital-Jammu Tawi Express will be partially cancelled on November 28, departing from Sabarmati instead of Gandhinagar Capital and running via Khodiyar-Kalol-Mehsana.

Furthermore, on November 28, the routes of the Vadnagar-Valsad Express and Yoga Nagar Rishikesh Yoga Express will be diverted, running from Khodiyar station instead of Gandhinagar Capital. Similarly, the Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Porbandar Express will be diverted via Chandlodiya railway station for one day on November 28.

This comes amid a three-year development project for the Ahmedabad Railway Station at Kalupur where parts of the station are already closed. Some trains have already been diverted to Sabarmati Railway Station.

47 trains that were originally scheduled to depart from Kalupur will be diverted to Sabarmati, Asarwa, Vatva, and Maninagar Railway Stations.

The Ministry of Railways has issued a notice regarding the diversion of these trains.

According to the notice, 2 trains will be diverted to Sabarmati, 12 to Maninagar, 25 to Vatva, 4 to Asarwa, and 4 to Rajkot Railway Station.