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Indian Railways Facilitates Critical Heart Transplant with Vande Bharat Service
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News Analysis IndiaReporter
August 2, 2026
02:17 PM
For the second time in as many days, Indian Railways leveraged the Vande Bharat Express to ferry a vital organ. The heart, donated at Ankleshwar's Jayaben Modi Multispeciality Hospital, was loaded onto coach E‑01 after a dedicated halt at the railway station. Upon reaching Ahmedabad, a coordinated effort by commercial railway staff, security forces, and Gujarat police cleared a green corridor from Platform 1 straight to the UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Centre. The institute's expert surgeons completed the transplant, showcasing how high‑speed rail can meet the stringent time limits required for organ viability.
