Saurashtra Janata Express

The Saurashtra Janta express train runs between Jamnagar and Bandra Terminus stations. It covers 828 km in almost 16 hours. It is considered as a good train for its timings. It departs from Jamnagar 1:30 PM and reaches Bandra Terminus at 5:25 am next day.

The major stops for this train are Rajkot - Surendranagar - Viramgam - Ahmedabad - Vadodara - Surat - Valsad - Palghar - Borivali and many more stations.

The train nos are
* Bandra Terminus - Jamnagar = 9017 up
* Jamnagar - Bandra Terminus = 9018 down.

The departure time from Bandra is 5:35 pm in evening and it reaches Jamnagar next day on 9:50 am.

Death of Rajesh Kumar Yadav

Constable Rajesh Kumar Yadav of the Railway Protection Force died after being taken off the Jodhpur-bound Saurashtra Janata Express at Ahmedabad on December 9, 1998. [cite news |first=Kumar Shakti |last=Shekhar |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= RPF probe yet to be complete|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19990514/ige14105.html |work=Indian Express |publisher= |date=Friday, May 14, 1999 |accessdate=2008-04-27]

Robbery aboard the Saurashtra Janata Express

In 2004, police reported an arrest following a robbery aboard the Saurashtra Janata Express.The robber reportedly "showed a knife to one of the passengers when the train was between Jogeshwari and Vile Parle and robbed him of Rs 30,000." [cite news |first=Manish |last=Pachouly |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Kaale hain to kya hua... |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/585011.cms |work=Times of India |publisher=|date=27 Mar 2004 |accessdate=2008-04-27 ]

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