09-08-2025
Amritsar to Katra Vande Bharat train: Check route, distance, travel time, ticket price, time table, stoppages
Ministry of Railways, Amritsar to Katra Vande Bharat Train: Indian Railways (IR) is introducing another Vande Bharat train for Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). This new semi-high-speed train will further enhance passengers experience and improve connectivity in the region. This new-age train will be maintained and operated by the Northern Railway (NR) zone.
Presently, 144 Vande Bharat Express train services are operating across the country. Launched in 2019, these ultra-modern trains are aimed to provide better travel experience and improved safety to the passengers. These services are equipped with enhanced safety features and modern passenger amenities Kavach system, faster acceleration, automatic plug doors, CCTVs, reclining ergonomic seats, etc.
The Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express will cover entire distance in 05:35 hrs. The train will run on all days except Tuesday. The Amritsar-Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat Express will run as train number 26405/26406. This will be the fifth such train for the Union Territory (UT) after train number: 22439/22440 New Delhi-Katra, 22478/22477 Katra-New Delhi, 26402/26402 Katra-Srinagar and 26403/26404 Srinagar-Katra Vande Bharat.
The Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat train will stop at four stations en route. These are: Beas, Jalandhan City, Pathankot Cantt, and Jammu Tawi.
Train number 26406 Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat train will leave Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) at 06:40 hrs to reach Amritsar at 12:20 hrs. On its return journey, the train will depart from Amritsar at 16:25 hrs to arrive in Katra at 22:00 hrs.
The Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express train will be composed of 8 coaches and will have two types of seating arrangements – AC Chair Car and Executive Chair Car. The fare for travelling between Amritsar to Katra on an AC Chair Car is Rs 1170 and for Executive AC Chair Car is Rs 2085.
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