The train's route runs on a broad-gauge section converted from metre gauge in the 1990s.

During the metre gauge era, this train ran as the 505-MG / 506-MG Ashram Express.

The train is named after the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, which was one of the residences of Mahatma Gandhi.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

The route is now fully electrified, it is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed based WAP-7 electric locomotive on its entire journey.