Railway Board approves new route for Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat train

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express: Travel Time, Frequency

The Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express will cover entire distance in 05:00 hrs. The train will now run on all days except Saturday. “Diversion of 26405/26406 Amritsar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express via Gurdaspur along with change in non-running day to Saturday instead of Tuesday,” the letter reads.

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Train: Stoppages

The Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat train will stop at four stations en route. These are: Batala, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Jammu Tawi.

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Train: Timetable, Timings

Train number 26406 Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat train will leave Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) at 06:40 hrs to reach Amritsar at 11:40 hrs. On its return journey, the train will depart from Amritsar at 16:40 hrs to arrive in Katra at 21:45 hrs.

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Train: Coach Composition

The Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express train via Gurdaspur will be composed of 8 coaches and will have two types of seating arrangements – AC Chair Car and Executive Chair Car.

“The above changes may be given effect from advance reservation period under advice to this office. If required, the inaugural service may be planned as a special service, which should pick up its link subsequently,” the RB letter reads.