Jodhpur - Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat Express
# Jodhpur - Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat Express

The 12461/12462 Jodhpur - Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat Express is India's 24th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the city of Jodhpur in Rajasthan with Sabarmati in Gujarat. The train was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conference from Gorakhpur Junction on 7 July 2023.

## Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Jodhpur, Pali Marwar, Falna, Abu Road, Palanpur Jn, Mahesana Jn and Sabarmati Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 12461/12462 on 6 days a week basis.

## Rakes

It is the twenty-second 2nd Generation and tenth Mini Vande Bharat 2.0 Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.

## Coach composition

The 12461/12462 Jodhpur - Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat Express will have 7 AC Chair Car and 1 Executive Chair Car coaches. The coaches in Aqua colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink colour indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12461 | | C1 | C2 | E1 | C3 | C4 | C5 | C6 | C7 | |
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 12462 | | C7 | C6 | C5 | C4 | C3 | E1 | C2 | C1 | |

## Service

The 12461/12462 Jodhpur - Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 449 km (279 mi) in a travel time of 6 hrs 10 mins with average speed of 73 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) given will be confirmed after commercial run.

* ↑ Except Tuesdays

## Schedule

The schedule of this 12461/12462 Jodhpur - Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

JU - SBIB - JU Vande Bharat Express :

| 12461 | 12461 | Stations | 12462 | 12462 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Arrival | Departure | Stations | Arrival | Departure |
| ---- | 05:55 | Jodhpur | 23:10 | ---- |
| 06:45 | 06:47 | Pali Marwar | 21:53 | 21:55 |
| 07:50 | 07:52 | Falna | 20:23 | 20:25 |
| 09:05 | 09:10 | Abu Road | 19:25 | 19:30 |
| 10:04 | 10:06 | Palanpur Junction | 18:38 | 18:40 |
| 10:49 | 10:51 | Mahesana Junction | 17:33 | 17:35 |
| 12:05 | ---- | Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) | ---- | 16:45 |
