Udaipur: The much-awaited Udaipur-Asarwa train is set to return to the tracks from September 21, after being suspended for nearly 15 months. This service, which last operated during the summer of last year, will now run until November 30 as the Agra Cantt–Asarwa Special. The fully electric train will operate with 21 coaches, providing direct connectivity between Gujarat and Udaipur, a move expected to boost tourist arrivals in the Lake City. The resumption coincides with the start of the tour...Read More

Udaipur: The Gujarat government today announced that Gujarat Tourism Corporation will host a “Vibrant Gujarat Pre-Navratri Festival 2025” in Udaipur to bring the famous Gujarati folk dance, Garba—recognized by UNESCO as an “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”—to the residents of the lake city. For the first time, the event will be held on September 14, 2025, at 7:30 pm at the Field Club, Udaipur. The event will feature live performances by renowned singer Parthiv Gohil, along ...Read More

Udaipur: The local police on Saturday night busted an illegal rave and mujra party at Hotel Ganesh in Kodiyat, detaining 51 people, including 40 men and 11 women. The hotel owner and a middleman were also taken into custody. Police seized a large quantity of suspected drugs from the spot. According to officials, most of those arrested had traveled from Gujarat specifically to attend the party. Due to the high number of detainees, police had to arrange a bus to transport them to the police stati...Read More

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate several railway line electrification projects to the nation on May 22 at a programme in Rajasthan. This includes the 210 km Udaipur–Himmatnagar railway line. The official dedication of the electrification project on this railway line comes in the backdrop of Gujarat achieving 100 percent electrification of all broad gauge railway lines — a milestone reached earlier this year. Gujarat, which falls under the Western Railway division, ha...Read More

Ahmedabad: Western Railway has planned to introduce a new Vande Bharat Express train connecting Ahmedabad to Udaipur. The train may start in later part of January or in February this year. The proposal has been moved to introduce this train as the electrification work on Ahmedabad - Himmatnagar - Udaipur route has been completed. The new train will be operated six days a week, barring Tuesdays. The train will leave Udaipur at 6.10 am and reach Ahmedabad at 10.25 am. The train will have only s...Read More

Ahmedabad: The electrification work on the rail route between Ahmedabad's Asarva and Udaipur in Rajasthan has been completed. Following successful trials with AC electric locomotives by Western Railway and North Western Railway, the railway department has decided to operate passenger trains using electric power. The Asarva-Indore Veerbhumi Express (train no. 19316) ran its last trip with a diesel locomotive on Saturday. It departed from Asarva at 4 pm, passing through Himmatnagar and Udaipur ...Read More

Himmatnagar: Thanks to the completed electrification of railway line between Asarwa (Ahmedabad) and Himmatnagar railway stations, the first electric goods train arrived at Himmatnagar railway station on Monday night at Himmatnagar railway station from Kandla via Asarwa. This was possible due to completion of speed tests and related approvals. It is understood that the trial run of electric train on Himmatnagar - Udaipur railway route will be done on 20th December. After speed trials, and rela...Read More