‘Attention please’: Over 140 trains to skip Vadodara Junction till July 1

3 min readVadodaraUpdated: Jun 22, 2026 08:02 PM IST

Vadodara Junction handles over 340 trains weekly and serves as a critical junction on the Mumbai-Delhi and Ahmedabad lines. (File Photo)

If you are planning a rail journey through Vadodara over next week, you might want to double check your ticket: not only your usual platform but also your usual station could have changed, temporarily.

Starting June 23, the Western Railway will temporarily close Platforms 5 and 6 at Vadodara Junction, one of India’s busiest rail hubs, to execute a major infrastructure overhaul– which involves yard remodeling, installing brand-new points and crossovers on the rail lines. The revamping will force more than 140 trains to skip the main station of Vadodara Junction and halt at peripheral stations instead. The shutdown will remain till July 1.

Vadodara Junction handles over 340 trains weekly and serves as a critical junction on the Mumbai-Delhi and Ahmedabad lines. The “unavoidable” disruption has been made after much planning to minimise delays and inconvenience to passengers, officials said.

Several trains will stop at satellite stations such as Vishwamitri, Chhayapuri, and Bajwa, instead of Vadodara Junction.

The Railways is executing a yard remodelling project that involves installing brand-new points and crossovers on the rail lines feeding the two affected platforms.

“The main objective of this project is to increase the safety of train operations, expand line and platform capacity, improve operational efficiency, and ultimately provide better facilities to passengers,” Vadodara Divisional Public Relations Officer Anubhav Saxena said.

The most significant reroutes involve superfast express trains on the Ektanagar line — taking tourists to the Statue of Unity.

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Between June 23 and July 1, several weekly trains will skip the traditional Vadodara–Pratapnagar–Dabhoi corridor and run via the Dabhoi–Kayavarohan–Miyagam Karjan route. Train No. 20903 Ektanagar–Varanasi Superfast will be rerouted on June 23 and 30. Train No. 20920 Ektanagar–MGR Chennai Central Superfast will be affected on June 24 and July 1. Train No. 20905 Ektanagar–Rewa Superfast and Train No. 20919 MGR Chennai Central–Ektanagar Superfast will both run on alternate routes on June 26. In the return direction, Train No. 20904 Varanasi–Ektanagar Superfast will be rerouted on June 25, and Train No. 20906 Rewa–Ektanagar Superfast on June 27.

Chhayapuri, roughly seven kilometres from Vadodara Junction, has already been absorbing diverted train halts over recent weeks as preliminary yard work has progressed.

The Western Railway has urged all passengers to verify their train schedules, halting stations, and routes before reaching Vadodara Junction to avoid missing trains entirely or suffering the inconvenience of long unplanned detours.

The revamp is part of the ongoing transformation of the Vadodara Junction, which will soon also blend to provide crossover to the upcoming high-speed rail station adjacent to the Junction, which is part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor.

Aditi Raja is an Assistant Editor with The Indian Express, stationed in Vadodara, Gujarat, with over 20 years in the field. She has been reporting from the region of Central Gujarat and Narmada district for this newspaper since 2013, which establishes her as a highly Authoritative and Trustworthy source on regional politics, administration, and critical socio-economic and environmental issues.

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