Train tickets for Shankheshwar
Shankheshwar Parshvanath is one of the most important Shwetambar tirths, and it has no railway station of its own. The old line to Harij was dismantled long ago, so guides that name Harij are out of date. Sanghs take the train to Viramgam, the nearest practical railhead, or to Ahmedabad, and go on by road. We book the trains for families and sanghs.
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The railhead for Shankheshwar
Viramgam Junction (VG)
The nearest practical railhead, roughly 55–70 km by road (sources differ). Served by the Saurashtra Janata, the Parasnath Express and the Bhavnagar and Veraval trains.
Ahmedabad
About 120 km by road, and the hub for the Rajdhani, Vande Bharat and First AC trains from Delhi, Mumbai and across India.
Mehsana Junction (MSH)
About 95 km by road, on the main line from Delhi and Rajasthan.
Harij
Listed in older guides, but the railway line to Harij was dismantled — no trains run there.
Trains to Shankheshwar
Shankheshwar is always train plus road. We pick the railhead that fits where the sangh is coming from.
Saurashtra Janata Express
Mumbai Bandra ↔ Veraval, via Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad and Viramgam
First AC · 2A
Daily — overnight from Mumbai to Viramgam.
Parasnath Express
Bhavnagar ↔ Asansol, via Viramgam and Ahmedabad
2A · 3A · Sleeper
Weekly — links Shankheshwar's railhead with Sammed Shikharji, Shri Mahaveerji and the Palitana side.
Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani
New Delhi ↔ Sabarmati (Ahmedabad), via Jaipur and Ajmer
First AC · 2A · 3A
Daily — the comfortable choice from Delhi and Rajasthan, then road to Shankheshwar.
Vande Bharat & Shatabdi
Mumbai Central ↔ Ahmedabad, via Surat and Vadodara
Executive · AC Chair Car
Day trains from Mumbai, Surat and Vadodara to Ahmedabad.
Booking a Shankheshwar yatra
- Posh Dashmi is the main annual fair at Shankheshwar. Tell us the date your sangh is travelling and we plan the trains around it.
- From Delhi or Rajasthan, the Rajdhani to Sabarmati is the comfortable choice; from Mumbai, the Saurashtra Janata reaches Viramgam overnight.
- Shankheshwar sits between Gujarat's other tirths — we often book it as one leg of a Palitana or Taranga yatra.
How we book a sangh
The same care on every booking — whether it is a family of six or a sangh of two hundred.
Many PNRs, booked together
Every booking holds up to six yatris — four on Tatkal — so a sangh is several bookings made together, with families kept side by side wherever the train allows.
Elders in the right berth
First AC and 2A for elders who need comfort and lower berths, 3A and Sleeper where that suits the group. We ask about every yatri's needs before booking.
One list on WhatsApp
Every PNR reaches the organiser on WhatsApp, with a list of who is in which coach and berth — ready to share with the sangh.
Each yatri counts
Only a confirmed berth counts, passenger by passenger. Anyone in the sangh left without one gets a 100% refund, even if the others travel.
Onward and return together
Long yatras link several tirths. We book every leg — out, between tirths and home — so the whole journey is planned before anyone sets off.
Invoices for trusts
When a trust, samaj or company books, we issue a GST invoice.
Only a confirmed berth counts. RAC doesn't.
App guarantees treat RAC as a success: you share a berth overnight and they pay nothing. We don't. If we can't deliver a confirmed (CNF) berth, you get a 100% refund, no questions asked — usually the same day, and always within 48 hours of asking — or the alternative that suits you better.
Shankheshwar by train, answered
Which railway station is nearest to Shankheshwar?+
Viramgam Junction is the nearest practical railhead, roughly 55–70 km by road. Ahmedabad, about 120 km away, has far more trains, including the Rajdhani and Vande Bharat.
Do trains still run to Harij?+
No. The line to Harij was dismantled long ago, so older guides that list Harij as Shankheshwar's railhead are out of date.
What is the best train from Delhi for Shankheshwar?+
The Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani to Sabarmati in Ahmedabad, daily with First AC, then road to Shankheshwar. We book the train and tell you which Ahmedabad station it uses.
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