Sabarmati Express
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The Sabarmati Express is a train which connects the city of Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 to cities in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 and Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. The train may take up to two days to complete the journey. It travels through Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 via Ratlam Junction
Ratlam Junction
Ratlam is a major junction and rail division on Indian Railways on meter and broad gauge lines. It comes under Western Railways zone of Indian Railways.There are Four major Railway Tracks passes through Ratlam City, these are along Mumbai, Delhi,...

, Ujjain Junction
Ujjain Junction
Ujjain Junction is the main railway station of Ujjain City in the western part of Madhya Pradesh.- Location and Structure :The station is located 12 km to the east of Ujjain. The former name of this station was Avantikapuri....

 and Bina Junction.

On February 27, 2002, cabin S6 of the train was attacked and burnt at Godhra
Godhra Train Burning
The Godhra train burning was an incident in which a sleeper coach on a passenger train was set on fire in 2002 by Muslims in Godhra, Gujarat, India in a conspiracy...

 by a large Muslim mob, killing 58 Hindu pilgrims, which lead to the 2002 Gujarat riots, killing around 1,800 Muslims in reaction of Hindus.
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