SMVD Katra–Amritsar Vande Bharat Express

SMVD Katra - Amritsar Junction Vande Bharat Express
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab
First service	10 August 2025;2 days' time (10 August 2025) (Inaugural) 11 August 2025;3 days' time (11 August 2025) (Commercial) (TBC)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways (NR)
Route
Termini	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) Amritsar Junction (ASR)
Stops	04
Distance travelled	368 km (229 mi)
Average journey time	05 hrs 35 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week [a]
Train number(s)	26406 / 26405
Line(s) used	(TBC)
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car
Seating arrangements	Airline style Rotatable seats
Sleeping arrangements	No
Catering facilities	On board Catering
Observation facilities	Large windows in all coaches
Entertainment facilities	On-board WiFi Infotainment System Electric outlets Reading light Seat Pockets Bottle Holder Tray Table
Baggage facilities	Overhead racks
Other facilities	Kavach
Technical
Rolling stock	Mini Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line
Operating speed	65 km/h (40 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	192 metres (630 ft) (08 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	SMVD Katra (SVDK)
Route map Legend 26406 ↓ Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Jammu Tawi Jammu and Kashmir Punjab border Pathankot Cantonment Jalandhar City Junction Beas Junction 26405 ↑ Amritsar Junction

The 26406/26405 SMVD Katra - AmritsarVande Bharat Express is India's upcoming Vande Bharat Express train, which will be connecting the divine Vaishno Devi Temple in the Temple City of Katra in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with the economic metropolitan and capital city,Amritsar in the northwestern side of Punjab, India. ^{[1] [2]}

This express train is slated to be inaugurated on 10 August 2025, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video-conferencing from the Silicon City of Bengaluru in Karnataka. ^{[3] [4] [2]}

Overview

This train will be operated by Indian Railways, connecting Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Amritsar Jn. It will be operated with train numbers 26406/26405 on 6 days a week basis. ^{[5] [6]}

Rakes

It will be the upcoming 2nd Generation MiniVande Bharat Express train which will be designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative. ^[7]

Service

The 26406/26405 SMVD Katra - Amritsar Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of 368 km (229 mi) in a travel time of 05 hrs 35 mins with average speed of 65 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is 110 km/h (68 mph).

1. Except Tuesdays

See also

• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatiman Express
• Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station
• Amritsar Junction railway station

References

1. Desk, NDTV Profit (6 August 2025). "Modi To Flag Off Three New Routes For Vande Bharat Trains In August". NDTV Profit. Retrieved 7 August 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
2. "Vande Bharat Good News: Three New Trains To Be Launched; To Run On Bengaluru-Belagavi, Ajni-Pune, And Amritsar-Katra Routes". Republic World. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
3. "Three New Vande Bharat Trains To Be Flagged Off On August 10; Check Route, Time & More". News18. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
4. Desk, India TV News; News, India TV (6 August 2025). "Three new Vande Bharat Express trains to be launched on August 10: Check schedule, new routes". India TV News. Retrieved 7 August 2025.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. "PM to flag off Vande Bharat train on Patliputra-Gorakhpur route". The Times of India. 17 June 2025. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
6. Shastri, Vaishali. "PM Modi to launch Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat train on..., will flag off 3 new trains on this route, check details". DNA India. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
7. "Train 18, India's Fastest, Named "Vande Bharat Express": Piyush Goyal". NDTV.com. Retrieved 19 April 2023.