New Delhi-Vaishno Devi Vande Bharat Train: There is news of work for the devotees going to visit Mata Vaishno. Now it will take less time for them to go from Delhi to Katra than before. Till now it used to take about 12 hours to go from Delhi to Katra, but now you can complete this distance in 8 hours.
New Delhi-Vaishno Devi Vande Bharat Train: There is news of work for the devotees going to visit Mata Vaishno. Now it will take less time for them to go from Delhi to Katra than before. Till now it used to take about 12 hours to travel from Delhi to Katra but now you can cover this distance in 8 hours. This train goes from Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express). The speed of this train, which started in the year 2019, is its specialty. The Delhi to Katra Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Vande Bharat Express train reduces the travel time from Delhi to Katra by 4 hours.
This train started in 2019
On October 3, 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off this semi-high speed train from Delhi to Katra. Vande Bharat train covers a distance of 655 kilometer between New Delhi to Katra in 8 hours. Whereas, the rest of the train takes 10 to 13 hours. New Delhi-Mata Vaishno Devi Vande Bharat Express runs on all days of the week except Tuesday.
Here is the time table
Vande Bharat Express leaves New Delhi at 6 am for Katra and reaches Katra at 2 pm. It stops for 2 minutes each at stations like Ambala, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi before reaching Katra. This train runs at a speed of 130 kmph.
You can book here
You can book this train online on the IRCTC app. The fare of New Delhi-Mata Vaishno Devi Vande Bharat Express from Delhi to Katra is around Rs.1600. Whereas, the fare of executive chair car from New Delhi to Katra is Rs.3,055. If you do not want to take train food in the train, then you will not have to pay the catering charge in the train fare.
