{"id":4063,"date":"2025-08-01T13:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=4063"},"modified":"2025-08-01T13:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:21:43","slug":"special-train-between-somnath-ahmedabad-train-no-09201-09202-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-between-somnath-ahmedabad-train-no-09201-09202-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train between Somnath \u2013 Ahmedabad (Train No 09201\/ 09202) time table, route, frequency and fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Special train between Somnath \u2013 Ahmedabad (Train No 09201\/ 09202) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No 09201\/09202 Somnath \u2013 Ahmedabad \u2013 Somnath Super Fast Express Special<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No 09201 Somnath \u2013 Ahmedabad Special will leave Somnath on Saturday, 12th Sept, 2025 at 21.30 hrs &amp; will reach Ahmedabad the next day at 05.25 hrs.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, in the return direction Train No 09202 Ahmedabad \u2013 Somnath Special will leave Ahmedabad on Sunday, 13th Sept, 2025 at 21.10 hrs to reach Somnath at 05.05 hrs the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The train will halt at Veraval, Chorwad Rd, Maliya Hatina, Keshod, Junagadh, Jetalsar, Navagadh, Virpur, Gondal, Bhakti Nagar, Rajkot, Wankaner, Than, Surendranagar and Viramgam stations in both directions.<\/p>\n<p>This train will have Sleeper Class and Second class seating coaches.<\/p>\n<p>The booking for will open with immediate effect at nominated PRS counters and IRCTC website.<\/p>\n<p>It is to be noted that above mentioned trains will run as FULLY RESERVED trains.<\/p>\n<p>There will be NO unreserved General Second Class coaches BUT only Second Class reserved Seating coach.<\/p>\n<p>It appears that <strong>Train Nos.\u202f09201 \/ 09202<\/strong>\u2014commonly referred to as the <strong>Somnath\u00a0\u2013 Ahmedabad Exam Special\/Superfast Special<\/strong>\u2014were <strong>temporary COVID\u2011reserved or exam\u2011special services<\/strong>, typically active during limited periods (e.g. September\u202f2020 or June\u202f2022). These services are <strong>not part of the current regular timetable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Summary of 09201 \/ 09202 (Exam Special)<\/h2>\n<h3>\ud83d\uddd3 Running Period &amp; Type<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Operated as <strong>occasion-based specials<\/strong> (e.g., exam seasons, temporary surge travel).<\/li>\n<li>Used <strong>reserved coaches<\/strong> (2S\/SL); rake maintained by Western Railway.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Not active in regular schedules<\/strong> currently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\ud83d\udd52 Timetable Details (Estimates from historical runs)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>09201 (Somnath \u2192 Ahmedabad Exam SF Special)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Past runs showed departures around <strong>21:30\u201322:16 IST<\/strong>, arriving Ahmedabad <strong>early morning next day<\/strong> (arrival around 04:15 to 05:25 depending on schedule) over ~6\u202fh\u202f45\u202fm to ~7\u202fh\u202f10\u202fm with 8\u201312 halts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>09202 (Ahmedabad \u2192 Somnath Exam SF Special)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Historical departures at <strong>\u224821:10\u201323:07 IST<\/strong>, arriving Somnath in ~2\u202fh\u202f0\u202fm (no halts) to ~4\u202fh\u202f41\u202fm with some halts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udcca Indicative Table Based on Past Runs<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Dep (Somnath\/ADI)<\/th>\n<th>Arr (ADI\/Somnath)<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Estimated Halts<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>09201<\/td>\n<td>Somnath \u2192 Ahmedabad<\/td>\n<td>~21:30\u201322:16 IST<\/td>\n<td>~04:15\u201305:25 IST<\/td>\n<td>~6\u202fh\u202f45\u20137\u202fh\u202f10<\/td>\n<td>8\u201312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>09202<\/td>\n<td>Ahmedabad \u2192 Somnath<\/td>\n<td>~21:10\u201323:07 IST<\/td>\n<td>~23:56\u201301:07 or later<\/td>\n<td>~2\u20134\u202fh<\/td>\n<td>0\u20132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2139\ufe0f Why This Data Isn&#8217;t Active Today<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>These trains were <strong>temporary specials<\/strong>, not collegiate timetable services.<\/li>\n<li>Western Railway has <strong>no ongoing listings for 09201\/09202<\/strong> on IRCTC or official portals as of mid\u20112025.<\/li>\n<li>A permanent <strong>Ahmedabad\u2013Somnath Intercity Express (Train Nos. 19119\/19120)<\/strong> currently runs <strong>daily<\/strong>, covering the route in about <strong>9h\u202f22m<\/strong> with unreserved class.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 What You Should Do Next<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For <strong>current connectivity<\/strong> between Ahmedabad and Somnath, consider <strong>Train 19119\/19120 (Ahmedabad\u2013Somnath Intercity Express)<\/strong> with daily frequency.<\/li>\n<li>To request a <strong>special train<\/strong> (e.g. exam or festival travel), you can <strong>submit a public demand<\/strong> to Western Railway or IRCTC, citing consistent high demand or passenger requests.<\/li>\n<li>I can help you draft a formal demand letter or show current regular train options\u2014just let me know!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train between Somnath \u2013 Ahmedabad (Train No 09201\/ 09202) time table, route, frequency and fare Train No 09201\/09202 Somnath \u2013 Ahmedabad \u2013 Somnath Super Fast Express Special Train No 09201 Somnath \u2013 Ahmedabad Special will leave Somnath on Saturday, 12th Sept, 2025 at 21.30 hrs &amp; will reach Ahmedabad the next day at 05.25 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-4063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-special-trains","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4063"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4063\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4063"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4063"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4063"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}