Gujarat Mail

Overview

Service type

Mail

Locale

Maharashtra & Gujarat

First service

18 January 1870; 154 years ago^[1]

Current operator(s)

Western Railway

Route

Termini

Ahmedabad (ADI)
Dadar Western (DDR)

Stops

11

Distance travelled

487 km (303 mi)

Average journey time

07 hours 25 minutes

Service frequency

Daily

Train number(s)

12901 / 12902

On-board services

Class(es)

AC 1st, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper class, General Unreserved

Seating arrangements

Yes

Sleeping arrangements

No

Catering facilities

On-board catering,
E-catering

Observation facilities

Large windows

Baggage facilities

Available

Other facilities

Overhead racks

Technical

Rolling stock

LHB coach

Track gauge

1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Operating speed

130 km/h (81 mph) maximum,
66 km/h (41 mph) average excluding halts

Route map

The 12901 / 12902 Gujarat Mail is a Superfast train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Dadar Western and Ahmedabad in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train number 12901 from Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad and as train number 12902 in the reverse direction. It operates with LHB coach since 10 September 2016.^[2] Despite leaving before Mumbai Central–Hapa Duronto Express, it reaches the destination 30 minutes after the Duronto Express.

Coaches

The Gujarat Mail has 1 AC 1st Class, 3 AC 2 tier, 7 AC 3 tier, 7 Sleeper class, 4 General class coaches and 2 Generator vans. As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

It is a daily train & covers the distance of 491 kilometres in 8 hours 35 mins as 12901 Gujarat Mail (57.20 km/h) and 8 hours 25 mins as 12902 Gujarat Mail (58.34 km/h).

Route & halts

Traction

Dual-traction WCAM 2/2P locos would haul the train between Mumbai Central and Ahmedabad. Western Railways completed DC electric conversion to AC on 5 February 2012. It is now regularly hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.

Trivia

It was one of the most prestigious trains on the Western Railways network but its journey time has now increased considerably. Despite being an old prestigious train equipped with LHB coach, Gujarat Mail now leaves before Rajkot–Mumbai Duronto Express, but reaches the final destination 30 minutes after the Duronto Express.
The Gujarat Mail is a daily service which was originally numbered 1DN/ 2UP.
Earlier, it would carry a mail coach from which it likely derived its name. This mail coach has now been transferred to the 19143/44 Lok Shakti Express.
It is an extremely popular train with the Angadia community and is known as the Angadia Express within its circles.

Gallery

12901 Gujarat Mail – AC 1st Class coach
12901 Gujarat Mail – AC 2 tier Class coach
12901 Gujarat Mail – AC 3 tier Class coach
12901 Gujarat Mail – Sleeper class coach
12901 Gujarat Mail – Sleeper class coach – IRCTC

Time table

12901 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Gujarat Mail leaves Mumbai Central at 22:05 PM IST on a daily basis and reaches Ahmedabad at 06:35 AM IST on the next day.
12902 Ahmedabad–Mumbai Central Gujarat Mail leaves Ahmedabad at 22:00 PM IST on a daily basis and reaches Mumbai Central at 06:25 AM IST on the next day.