Vande Bharat’s first organ run delivers heart of hope in Ahmedabad

Mithun Swain's heart traveled on a Vande Bharat train after his family donated his organs. This journey marked India's first organ transport via the express train. His heart reached Ahmedabad for a life-saving transplant operation. The railways and Gujarat government coordinated this vital organ delivery. This act

In a historic medical first for Indian Railways, a live donor heart was rushed 250 km from Surat to Ahmedabad on Friday via a high-speed "green corridor" created aboard the Vande Bharat Express and across city streets to save the life of a critically ill cardiac patient.