Indian Railways Vande Bharat Train: has revised the route of the country’s 74th . Flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 10, 2025, this semi-high-speed train began commercial operations on August 11, 2025.
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 operates via 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.
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.
After the revision, the Amritsar-Katra Vande Bharat Express will stop at four stations enroute. These are: Batala Junction, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Jammu Tawi.
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.
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.
