Bhavngar to Ahmedabad (train or bus?)

terra1 · Apr 26th, 2005, 01:40

I am trying to figure out how to get from Bhavngar to Ahmedabad.
I can only find train #9272. Are there other options, or should I look into buses?

Kanbe · Apr 26th, 2005, 01:54

I think bus is faster than train...about 4 hours!

Kanbe · Apr 26th, 2005, 01:57

Okay, I just looked at the LP. Apparently there are buses leaving every 2 hours from Bhavnagar. Only 70 rupees

There is a 9909 Shetrunji Express that is wayy early in the morning...takes 5 1/4 hrs.
And there is 9935 Ahmedabad Express...but doesn't say how long it takes. Its in the afternoon.

-m2- · Apr 26th, 2005, 02:11

'Trains at a Glance' also shows a daily II class train, #9274 Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad express at 10:00, arriving at 16:40. If the bus is only 4 hours, probably a better deal.

(edit: I crossed posts with Kanbe, I don't see the other trains mentioned in the current TAAG, just the 9274 and 9272)

terra1 · Apr 26th, 2005, 02:20

thank you thank you.. so so much..

steven_ber · Apr 26th, 2005, 02:30

The trains have changed recently, TAAG should be correct, the LP info is probibly from the Metre Gauge days of a couple of years ago, the line has since been converted to Broad Gauge.

Kanbe · Apr 26th, 2005, 03:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by -m2-

'Trains at a Glance' also shows a daily II class train, #9274 Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad express at 10:00, arriving at 16:40. If the bus is only 4 hours, probably a better deal.

(edit: I crossed posts with Kanbe, I don't see the other trains mentioned in the current TAAG, just the 9274 and 9272)

oops..
Oh m2, any idea how I can order a TAAG in Australia? I know its available in the UK...hmm

SHIMLA · Apr 26th, 2005, 07:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kanbe

oops..
Oh m2, any idea how I can order a TAAG in Australia? I know its available in the UK...hmm

You need not order it ! Its available on-line at www.indianrail.gov.in. You need to have the latest version of Acrobat Reader to be able to view it.

-m2- · Apr 28th, 2005, 03:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kanbe

oops..
Oh m2, any idea how I can order a TAAG in Australia? I know its available in the UK...hmm

A physical copy, as opposed to an on-line one, is nice for browsing trip possibilities and planning and I was happy to find a new release at the last train station I passed through before heading home last month. A bargain at 30 rupees; mine replaced a 3 year old issue that was still fairly useful!.

Sorry, I don't know how you would go about getting a copy in Australia... there is no ordering information in the book itself. Perhaps you could ask at an Indian-run travel agency if they have one and how they got it -- but it would probably be from a returning traveller or sent from India by a friend.

Kanbe · Apr 28th, 2005, 03:45

Thanks! yea, i wanted a physical copy. I could have sworn I packed my TAAG into my bag before leaving India..hmm..

I know of a friend leaving India in a week or so, so Ill ask for a favour

I forgot how regularly these books are updated..? is it a quarterly issue or what?

-m2- · Apr 28th, 2005, 04:01

Someone smack me if I'm wrong, but I believe it is semi-annual. My copy is dated Sept '04 - June '05.

Apr 26th, 2005, 01:40	#1
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Kanbe la la laa Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: lala land Posts: 350	I think bus is faster than train...about 4 hours!

Apr 26th, 2005, 01:57	#3
Kanbe la la laa Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: lala land Posts: 350	Okay, I just looked at the LP. Apparently there are buses leaving every 2 hours from Bhavnagar. Only 70 rupees There is a 9909 Shetrunji Express that is wayy early in the morning...takes 5 1/4 hrs. And there is 9935 Ahmedabad Express...but doesn't say how long it takes. Its in the afternoon.

Apr 26th, 2005, 02:11	#4
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	'Trains at a Glance' also shows a daily II class train, #9274 Bhavnagar-Ahmedabad express at 10:00, arriving at 16:40. If the bus is only 4 hours, probably a better deal. (edit: I crossed posts with Kanbe, I don't see the other trains mentioned in the current TAAG, just the 9274 and 9272)

Apr 26th, 2005, 02:20	#5
terra1 Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: san francisco Posts: 63	thank you thank you.. so so much..

Apr 28th, 2005, 03:45	#10
Kanbe la la laa Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: lala land Posts: 350	Thanks! yea, i wanted a physical copy. I could have sworn I packed my TAAG into my bag before leaving India..hmm.. I know of a friend leaving India in a week or so, so Ill ask for a favour I forgot how regularly these books are updated..? is it a quarterly issue or what?

Apr 28th, 2005, 04:01	#11
-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	Someone smack me if I'm wrong, but I believe it is semi-annual. My copy is dated Sept '04 - June '05.

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