Amit Shah flags off India's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati, opens ₹1,472 crore projects in Ahmedabad
On 27 September 2026 Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off the country's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad and inaugurated railway projects worth ₹1,472 crore.
Summary
Shah also inaugurated a WAG-12 maintenance shed for 12,000-horsepower twin-section electric locomotives, which can haul nearly as much freight as 600 trucks. Kavach was introduced on the Sabarmati–Kalol–Sabarmati, Ahmedabad–Palanpur and Ahmedabad–Samakhiyali sections, and doubling work began on the Sabarmati–Sarkhej route. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was present. Shah said railway diesel consumption fell from 293 crore litres in 2015–16 to 108 crore litres in 2024–25 and electrification has reached 99.6%.
Key facts
- First
- India's first LNG-powered train, flagged off from Sabarmati
- Date
- 27 September 2026
- Projects
- ₹1,472 crore, Sabarmati division
- WAG-12 shed
- For 12,000 hp twin-section locomotives
- Kavach
- Sabarmati–Kalol–Sabarmati, Ahmedabad–Palanpur, Ahmedabad–Samakhiyali
- Railway diesel use
- 293 crore litres (2015–16) → 108 crore litres (2024–25)
- Electrification
- 99.6%
Practice MCQs 3 questions
India's first LNG-powered train was flagged off on 27 September 2026 from which railway station?
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Correct answer: D — Sabarmati
Amit Shah flagged off the country's first LNG-powered train from Sabarmati Railway Station in Ahmedabad.
A maintenance shed for which class of 12,000-hp twin-section locomotives was inaugurated at Sabarmati in September 2026?
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Correct answer: C — WAG-12
Shah inaugurated the WAG-12 maintenance shed; one WAG-12 can haul nearly as much freight as 600 trucks.
Consider the following statements made by Amit Shah at Sabarmati (2026): 1. Railway diesel consumption fell to 108 crore litres in 2024–25. 2. Railway electrification has reached 100%. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct (down from 293 crore litres in 2015–16). Statement 2 is wrong: electrification stands at 99.6%, with 0.4% remaining.