The 19167 / 19168 Ahmedabad-Varanasi Sabarmati Express is an express train which connects the city of Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat to Varanasi city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh through Jhansi.
On 27 February 2002, the train was stopped outside Godhra Junction railway station because of the emergency chain being pulled.
[1][2] Fifty-nine Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the holy city of Ayodhya, were trapped and killed in the burning train.
The incident is perceived as the trigger for the widespread 2002 Gujarat riots.
The important stops of the train are: The train consists of 22 coaches: As the route is fully electrified, it is hauled by a Vadodara Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive for its entire journey.