Vande Bharat Train: Ticket prices, route, stations, features

Bookings open for Vande Bharat Train Delhi to Katra:

Vande Bharat train Delhi to Katra or Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station will begin regular services from October 3, 2019. Passengers from Indian Railways can book train tickets for the Vande Bharat Express on the site IRCTC website.

Train Number – 22439/22440 (New Delhi-Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express)

Here are the important facts about the New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Train:

Vande Bharat train timings:

The Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will reduce the travel time between the two cities to just 8 hours, from the current 12 hours. Train number 22439 will leave the national capital at 6:00 AM and reach Katra at 2:00 PM. On the same day, train number 22440 will depart from Katra at 3:00 PM and reach Delhi at 11:00 PM.

Route/Stoppages/Speed of the train:

Stoppages: Three stoppages of two minutes each: Ambala, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi in both directions.

Speed: The Vande Bharat Express will run on all days of the week except Tuesday. The train would be running at a maximum speed of 130 kmph on the Delhi-Katra route

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Vande Bharat train ticket price:

The Vande Bharat Express train fare from Delhi to Katra

• ₹1,630 (AC chair car)
• ₹3,015 (Executive chair car)

The train fare from Katra to Delhi

•  ₹1,570 (AC chair car)
•  ₹2,965 (Executive chair car)

Coach details:

The train consists of 16 coaches with 1,128 seats in total. Out of this, 14 coaches are of regular chair car with 936 seats, while the rest of the 2 coaches are of executive chair car with 104 seats.

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Several modern features:

The train includes modern features like:

• Bio-vacuum type toilets
• Automatic doors
• Comfortable seating
• On-board hotspot Wi-Fi for entertainment purposes
• LED lighting
• GPS-based audio-visual passenger information system
• Disabled-friendly toilets and wheelchair parking spaces

The Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express has been manufactured under the Modi government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative. The national transporter is also aiming at rolling out 40 more similar train sets by March 2022.

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