Indian Railways revises route of 74th Vande Bharat train: Check new stops, timings, ticket price

2 min readJun 15, 2026 05:23 PM IST

India's 74th Vande Bharat train gets new route (Image: Ministry of Railways/File)

Indian Railways Vande Bharat Train: Indian Railways has revised the route of the country’s 74th Vande Bharat Express train. Flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 10, 2025, this semi-high-speed train began commercial operations on August 11, 2025.

Indian Railways’ 74th Vande Bharat Express: Route

India’s 74th Vande Bharat Express train runs between Amritsar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK). It is being maintained and operated by the Firozpur Division of Northern Railway (NR). Previously, the Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express operates via Jalandhar Cantt.

The Railway Board had approved the train’s new route earlier this year. “Connect Northern Railway’s letter No. 1-TT/Vande Bharat/2026 dated 12.03.2026 regarding diversion of 26405/26406 Amritsar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express via Gurdaspur instead of Jalandhar Cantt. Railway Board approves,” the RB said in a letter dated March 23.

However, effective June 16, the train will be rerouted to run via Gurdaspur station. “Keeping in view the convenience of passengers, Train No. 26406/26405 Amritsar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat Express will now be operated via Batala, Gurdaspur and Pathankot route,” the Firozpur Division said in a statement.

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express: Train numbers, Distance, Travel Time

Train number 26405/26406 Amritsar-Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat Express will run on all days of the week except Saturday. It will cover a distance of 285 km in 05:05 hrs.

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Train: Stoppages

After the revision, the Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express will stop at four stations enroute. These are: Batala Junction, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Jammu Tawi.

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express Train: Timings

Train number 26405 will leave Amritsar at 16:40 hrs to reach Katra at 21:45 hrs. On the return journey, train number 26406 will depart Katra at 06:40 hrs to reach Amritsar at 11:40 hrs.

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🡆 Train 26406 — Katra → Amritsar  w.e.f. 17 June 2026

Station

Code

Arrival

Departure

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

SVDK

—

06:40

Jammutavi

JAT

08:03

08:05

Pathankot NEW

PTK

09:35

09:45

Gurdaspur NEW

GSP

10:15

10:17

Batala Jn. NEW

BAT

10:54

10:56

Amritsar

ASR

11:40

—

🡄 Train 26405 — Amritsar → Katra  w.e.f. 16 June 2026

Station

Code

Arrival

Departure

Amritsar

ASR

—

16:40

Batala Jn. NEW

BAT

17:18

17:20

Gurdaspur NEW

GSP

17:58

18:00

Pathankot NEW

PTK

18:32

18:42

Jammutavi

JAT

20:03

20:05

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra

SVDK

21:45

—

* NEW stops added on revised route: Pathankot, Gurdaspur & Batala Jn. | Pathankot Cantt stop removed from revised route.

Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express: Ticket Price

The Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express has two types of seating arrangements: AC Chair Cars and Executive Chair Cars. The ticket price for travelling in an AC Chair Car between Amritsar and Katra is Rs 1040. For an Executive Chair Car, this comes up to Rs 1825.

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