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

2 min readJun 16, 2026 05:01 PM IST

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

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.

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

StationTypeArrivalDeparture

SabarmatiD—06:00

Gandhigram NEWA/D06:1606:18

Dholka NEWA/D07:1307:15

Dhandhuka NEWA/D08:0008:02

Botad NEWA/D08:4008:42

Dhola NEWA/D09:1609:18

Dhasa NEWA/D09:3809:40

JunagarhA/D11:3211:34

VeravalA12:50—

🡄 Train 26902 — Veraval → Sabarmati

StationTypeArrivalDeparture

VeravalD—15:50

JunagarhA/D16:4816:50

Dhasa NEWA/D18:3818:40

Dhola NEWA/D19:0019:02

Botad NEWA/D19:3519:37

Dhandhuka NEWA/D20:1420:16

Dholka NEWA/D20:5821:00

Gandhigram NEWA/D21:5021:52

SabarmatiA22:25—

🚉 Commercial Stoppages — Existing vs Approved

❌ Existing Stoppages

Viramgam

Surendranagar

Wankaner

Rajkot

Junagarh

✅ Approved Stoppages

Gandhigram

Dholka

Dhandhuka

Botad

Dhola

Dhasa

Junagarh

Anish Mondal is a journalist with over nine years of experience covering the railways and roadways. Currently a member of the Indianexpress.com editorial team, Anish specializes in high-impact sectors.

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