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The Indian Railways is one of the largest railway system in the world. It is a department under the Ministry of Railways, of the Government of India. The Indian Railways has the second largest number of employees in the world, right after the Chinese Army. It is also the world's largest commercial employer, with over 1.5 million employees. The Indian Railways have a commendable number of locomotives, which include passenger trains, and wagons. The total distance covered by the Indian Railways is about 63,140 Kilometers. The Indian Railways, which has presently become such a huge industry, was first introduced by the British in 1853. the first train journey was between Thane and Mumbai. The Railways soon gained popularity among the Indians and by 1947, there were a total of 42 railway system.
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After the country gained independence, all the railway systems were nationalized to form Indian Railways. In all these years of its existence, the Indian Railways has crossed several milestones. In the recent past several fast running trains have been initiated. Among these the Shatabdi Express is probably the most significant one. The Shatabdi Express is one of the two fastest running trains in India, the other one being Rajdhani Express.
The Shatabdi Express is an intercity superfast passenger train service that usually does not cover long distances. The usual speed of the shatabdi expresses is about 130 Kmph. The Shatabdi Express was launched to mark the birth centenary of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1988. Since then 26 Shatabdi Express have been running in the country. The Ahmedabad Shatabdi is one of these Shatabdi Expresses. The Ahmedabad Shatabdi runs between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, and the number of the train is 2009. the train leaves the Mumbai Central Station at 6:25 am in the morning and reaches Ahmedabad at 13:20 pm. The Ahmedabad Shatabdi express passes Vapi, Surat, Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand and Nadiad stations on its route.
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