How To Book Ticket on Vande Bharat Express on IRCTC and Rail Connect App

Vande Bharat Express aka Train 18 officially started its commercial run after being flagged off by honorable PM Narendra Modi on February 15, 2019. The train is entirely developed indigenously developed under the “Make in India” program. In fact, it is the first Semi High-Speed Train that will run at 160kmph speeds. While the Delhi – Varanasi was the first commercial Vande Bharat train, Indian Railway also launched a Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat train that will cut down travel time from 12 hours to 8 hours.

Here is a small teaser of India’s first semi-high speed train #VandeBharatExpress which will be flagged off by PM @narendramodi on February 15, 2019.#TransformingIndia #MadeInIndia@PMOIndia @Ra_THORe @PiyushGoyal pic.twitter.com/xALzYHmiWW

— Doordarshan News (@DDNewsLive) February 14, 2019

Vande Bharat Express: What’s So Special About It?

The Vande Bharat Express is a semi-high speed train designed and built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai under the central government’s Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months against the world standard of 36 months. by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. It is touted as India’s first engineless and self-propelled train adds to its specialty.

It is also capable of touching a top speed of 200-210 KMPH and during trials, it was run at a maximum speed of 180 KMPH. However, the Indian railway has capped its operational speeds at 130KMPH while ensuring all the comfort for passengers.

Speaking of accommodation, these trains offer a state of the art interior that meets global standards. The passengers even get a glass-bottom luggage rack in every coach. The train has ‘Executive Class’ and ‘Chair Car’ where former Coches offer more luxurious amenities.

All the cabins are air-conditioned. Some of the highlights of Vande Bharat trains are 360 degrees rotated comfortable seats, individual reading lights, individual infotainment systems, individual mobile charging points, centralized control automatic door systems, advanced regenerative braking systems, no chain pulling system and more.

Currently, these trains are running on two routes – Delhi to Varanasi and Delhi to Kartra.

Indian Railway has assigned the Delhi to Varanasi Vande Bharat Express train numbers are 22436 and 22435 for to and fro trains.

Similarly, the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express assigned train numbers are 22439 and 22440 for up and down trains respectively.

Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Express Ticket Fares List

From Delhi to Varanasi, the Vande Bharat Express ticket for air-conditioned chair car will cost Rs 1760 and the fare for the executive class will be Rs 3310. On the return journey, chair car will cost Rs 1700 and the executive class will cost Rs 3260. Here’s the  Complete fares list from New Delhi, Varanasi, Allahabad, and Kanpur.

*fare prices excluding taxes and are subject to change | Source: www.irctc.co.in

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Delhi-Varanasi Vande Bharat Train Time Table Schedule

As per IRCTC, the Vande Bharat Train will commence its journey from New Delhi at 6 AM from New Delhi station and will reach Varanasi at 2 PM. In between, it will halt at 10:20 AM in Kanpur for 2 minutes and at Allahabad (Prayagraj) at 12:25 PM for 2 minutes.

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And in the evening, the return journey departs at 3 PM to reach Delhi at 11 PM. Again, it will halt at Allahabad (Prayagraj) and Kanpur at 4:35 PM and 6:30 PM respectively for 2 minutes each.

The Vande Bharat Train will run five days a week, except on Monday and Thursday.

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List of Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express Ticket Prices

*fare prices excluding taxes and are subject to change | Source: www.irctc.co.in

Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express Time Table Schedule

The 22439 Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Train number starts its journey from the New Delhi railway station at 6am to reach Katra at 2pm. En route, there’s two minutes halt at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, and Jammu Tawi.

Similarly, the return journey 22440 Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express leaves from the Katra railway station at 3pm and reaches New Delhi railway station at 11pm. It too takes two minutes stop-overs at Jammu Tawi, Ludhiana, and Ambala Cantt station.

How To Book Vande Bharat Train Ticket Online

Now that you know the features, fare, schedule details, let’s get to know how to book tickets of the Vande Bharat Express (Train 18). You could either book tickets via Indian Railways stations and counters or through the IRCTC web portal and Rail Connect app. This is how you can book Vande Bharat Express tickets from IRCTC website:

1. Go to IRCTC e-ticketing website at irctc.co.in and login to your existing account. If you are not an existing user, you can register yourself following easy steps.

2. Enter your trip origin and destination details in ‘From’ and ‘To’ stations in ‘Book your ticket’ section.

3. Select the date of travel

4. Choose Vande Bharat Express.

5. Select either AC Chair car or Executive in the type.

6. Next, fill in the passenger details and review them

7. Finally, make the payment and Voila, now you can travel.

Bon Voyage!