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Avadh Express is one of the Most Highly Prioritised and Heavily Used trains of Western Railway. Though Slow but the Priority and Overall Looks Given by Western Railway are Even much greater than those of Many Prestigious trains.
This train was Introduced as Lucknow-Kota Avadh Express as 5063/64 Avadh Express.
This was Extended to Ratlam Later,and then Finally to Bandra Terminus on...
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One Side and to Gorakhpur on other Side. It was a Daily Service as 5063/64 Bandra Gorakhpur Avadh Express.
Prior to Extension of this train till Bandra Terminus, this train already had Numerous Stoppages Between Ratlam and Lucknow.
After the Extension of this train till Bandra Terminus , it was Allotted very Few Stoppages Between Ratlam and Bandra, only at Dahod, Godhra, Vadodara, Surat and Valsad. After Few Years the First Halt to be Introduced for this train was Boisar, Followed by Andheri, Meghnagar, Borivali, Ankleshwar, with the Latest Stoppage at Vapi.
Being a Daily Service, it was one of the Highly Demanded trains from Mumbai to Gorakhpur. After the Gauge Completion of Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj-Muzzafarpur, it was Extended to Muzzafarpur as 5013/14 Bandra Terminus Muzzafarpur Express as a Triweekly Service, breaking the Daily Service of 5063/64 Avadh Express. As that time it was Highly Demanding for train to Mumbai to Bapudham via Narkatiaganj for Connection with Mumbai, and Politicians were Demanding Extension of Today's 11015/16 Kushinagar Express, which was a train between Kurla and Lucknow that time.
Later it was handed over to Western Railways as 9037/38 Avadh Express and 9039/40 Muzaffarpur Avadh Express.

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This train, Popularly Known as Veraval Express, is the first Preferred train to Kerela from Gujarat
This train was Introduced as Ahmedabad Trivandrum Express, which have a good History of Extensions and some more
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Ahmedabad Trivandrum Express, It used to go on a Different Route of via Vasai-Pune-Solapur-Guntakal-Dharmavaram-Krishnaraj apuram-Jollarpetai-Salem-Coimbatore-Thrissur alongwith Ahmedabad Cochin Express.
At That time, it Used to Stop only at Anand, Baroda, Surat, Balsad, Boisar, Vasai, Kalyan, Pune, Solapur, Wadi, Guntakal, Dharmavaram, Krshnarajapuram, Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Palghat, Shoranur, Thrissur, Ernakulam Jn Southern( that time),and Kottayam.
Later it was extended to Rajkot as Rajkot Trivandrum Express as Superfast train for Some time with Number 2617/18 Rajkot Trivandrum Express, which is the Number of Mangala Express today, which was at that time, One Year Older to be Proposed to be Diverted to Konkan with Extension to Ernakulam.
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After It was Extended to Rajkot, it was again extended to Hapa, and later to Veraval after Rajkot-Jetalsar-Veraval Gauge Conversion. After that it does not go Hapa.
It was Announced in Final Year Rail Budget 1998 For Diversion of these trains via Konkan, Implemented later in 2000-2001.
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And For More Information, I tell you that Ahmedabad Cochin Express is today's 16337/38 Okha Ernakulam Express.

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Gujarat Express is one of those Dedicated trains Between Mumbai and Ahmedabad which is Slow, but is Most Preferred train between these two cities.
This train was started as a result of Mass agitation from Public of Ahmedabad, after when the 14Up/down Mumbai Ahmedabad Express was Extended away to Saurashtra region, combining Saurashtra Express and Ahmedabad Express.
Ahmedabad Jamnagar Saurashtra Express and...
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the 114Up/Down Mumbai Ahmedabad Express was Merged to Form 15Up/Down Mumbai Saurashtra Express with Extension to Porbandar.
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Just after when this Happened, there was a very hassling agitation from the residents of Ahmedabad and Neighbouring Kheda District, as at that time it was the only Dedicated Fast train between these two cities.
The agitation had turned immense, and it lead to Birth of 11Up/Down ( Today's 19011/12 ) Gujarat Express, as a Dedicated train to Ahmedabad from Mumbai with very Stops in that Era.
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The Stops were Kheda, Anand, Baroda, Bharuch, Ankleshwar,Surat, Valsad, Dahanu and Dadar.
Initially in those Days, this train used to have a Brown Yellow Livery with a Pantry Car attached to it, which later were withdrawn.

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History of this train
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Saurashtra Express was a Metre Gauge train First Between Ahmedabad and Rajkot, later extended to Jamnagar, during the MG Era...
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of Inner Gujarat during the time of BB&CI,
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (BB&CI), with other State Railways viz, Saurashtra, Rajputana and Jaipur.
Later when Broad Gauge tracks were Extended to Mumbai after Sucessful Completion of BG line from Utran to Ankleshwar, the First train on between Mumbai to Ahmedabad was a Passenger.
Later 14Up/Down Mumbai Ahmedabad Express was Introduced Between these two cities, which used to Depart at Morning 06:15 Am from Mumbai Side and from Ahmedabad at its Current time i.e. 07:10 Am.
And When Gauge Completion work was completed in Gujarat for Saurashtra region, The Then Ahmedabad Jamnagar Saurashtra Express and the 114Up/Down Mumbai Ahmedabad Express was Merged to Form 15Up/Down Mumbai Saurashtra Express with Extension to Porbandar.
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Just after when this Happened, there was a very hassling agitation from the residents of Ahmedabad and Neighbouring Kheda District, as at that time it was the only Dedicated Fast train between these two cities.
The agitation had turned immense, and it lead to Birth of 11Up/Down ( Today's 19011/12 ) Gujarat Express, as a Dedicated train to Ahmedabad from Mumbai with very Stops in that Era.
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This is the reason that Why the Timings of Gujarat Express clashes with that of Saurashtra Express.