Vande Bharat Exp 22478 Train Schedule

VANDE BHARAT EXP (22478) runs from Vaishno Devi Katra to Delhi. It departs from Vaishno Devi Katra station (SVDK) at 05:45 from platform 5 and arrives at New Delhi station (NDLS) at 14:00 on platform 2. VANDE BHARAT EXP takes 0 minute to cover the distance of 655 km between Vaishno Devi Katra and Delhi. It is a superfast train. The average speed of this train is kmph. It has classes Executive Class (EC) and Chair Car (CC). This train runs on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Final chart for VANDE BHARAT EXP is prepared at Vaishno Devi Katra usually 3-4 hours before train departure time.

VANDE BHARAT EXP starts from Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) at 05:45, reaches Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan (MCTM) at 06:14, Jammu Tawi (JAT) at 07:10, Kathua (KTHU) at 08:03, Ludhiana Jn (LDH) at 10:30 and Ambala Cant Jn (UMB) at 11:48. It arrives at New Delhi on same day at 14:00. It stops at 105 stations in its route between Vaishno Devi Katra and New Delhi. Passengers use 22478 VANDE BHARAT EXP to travel mostly from Jaipur to Jodhpur, Jaipur to Makrana Jn, Makrana Jn to Jodhpur, Jaipur to Gotan and Phulera Jn to Jodhpur.

VANDE BHARAT EXP runs with an TrainSet Rake and has a total of 19 coaches. It has 18 ac chair car coaches and 2 executive class coaches. The full coach composition is:

C1--C2--C3--C4--C5--C6--C7--E1--E2--C8--C9--C10--C11--C12--C13--C14--C15--C16--C17--C18

Vaishno Devi is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir (Jammu region). Vaishno Devi temple is one of the most popular religious spot in India. More than 10 million pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi every year. The temple is located on a 2800 ft high Trikuta Mountain. To go to Vaishno Devi, you first go to Jammu (a major railway head in North India). From Jammu, travel by road to Katra - 50 km. Katra serves as the base camp for pilgrims who visit Vaishno Devi. At Katra, one has to register for the Yatra. Around Katra, there are many caves where Devis (Goddesses) and Devatas (Gods) of Hindu mythology prefer to stay. Also one can visit Shiv Khori Gufa - some 4 hours drive on dusty and rough road. The cave is more than 150 mts long and there is a Svayambhu Lingum, which constantly baths in a milky lime fluid dripping from the ceiling. The route from Jammu to Shiv Khori is full of beautiful and picturesque mountains, waterfalls and lakes. Nearest airport from Vaishno Devi is in Jammu, just 34 km away.

Delhi is the capital city of India. It is second most populous city of India with a population of more than 1.25 crore. It is well connected to almost all of India. Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi is the busiest airport of India. Following its overhaul and with introduction of terminal 3, its passenger handling capacity increased many folds, and was voted as Best airport in the world in 2015. Intra-city connectivity in Delhi is at par with other developed cities in the world owing to world class Delhi-metro. Being the capital city of India, Delhi is home to embassies of almost all the popular countries. Famous tourist attractions in Delhi are Akshardham temple, Lotus temple, Jama Masjid, Humayun's Tomb, Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Qutab Minar, Red Fort, India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhawan and Parliament House. Connaught Place, Khan Market and the Hauz Khas Village are heaven for the foodies as these places have lots of restaurants offering varied lip-smacking cuisines.