# Stone pelting hits Vande Bharat train near Surat 2026-08-27T02:23:12+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A stone pelting incident was reported on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Vande Bharat Express near Surat on Wednesday. The attack damaged a window pane of the train, but no passengers were injured. The incident occurred when the train was passing through the Udhna area. Railway authorities have registered a case and launched an investigation. Security has been intensified along the route. The train continued its journey after a brief halt for inspection. This is the latest in a series of vandalism incidents targeting high-speed trains in the region. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Stone pelting on trains has been a recurring problem on the Western Railway route, particularly in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Railways has deployed RPF personnel on running trains and installed CCTV cameras at vulnerable spots, but these measures have not fully deterred miscreants. Damages to Vande Bharat trains, which cost Rs 100 crore per rake, add to operational losses. The Railway Ministry has in the past asked state governments to treat such incidents as cognisable offences. The focus now will be on whether the local police register a chargesheet and if the Railways upgrades surveillance on this busy corridor. ## Coverage - odishatv.in Straight news agency style reporting with no discernible slant. This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Surat, Vande Bharat Express, Western Railway Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/stone-pelting-hits-vande-bharat-train-near-surat/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/stone-pelting-hits-vande-bharat-train-near-surat/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/