| Color: | 28457D |
| SMVD Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express | |
| Type: | Vande Bharat Express |
| Status: | Running |
| Locale: | Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi |
| First: | (Inaugural) (Commercial) |
| Operator: | Northern Railways (NR) |
| Start: | (SVDK) |
| Stops: | 5 |
| End: | (NDLS) |
| Distance: | 655km (407miles) |
| Journeytime: | 08 hrs |
| Frequency: | Six days a week |
| Trainnumber: | 22477 / 22478 |
| Line Used: | Jammu Tawi - Baramulla (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Jammu Tawi) Jammu Tawi - Jalandhar City Ambala Cantt. - Attari (Jalandhar City Jn - Ambala Cantt.) New Delhi - Kalka (Ambala Cantt. to New Delhi) |
| Class: | AC Chair Car, AC Executive Chair Car |
| Sleeping: | No |
| Catering: | On board Catering |
| Observation: | Large windows in all coaches |
| Baggage: | Overhead racks |
| Otherfacilities: | Kavach |
| Stock: | Vande Bharat 2.0 |
| Gauge: | Indian gauge broad gauge |
| Speed: | (Avg.) |
| Trainlength: | 384m (1,260feet) (16 coaches) |
| Owners: | Indian Railways |
| Map State: | collapsed |
| Electrification: | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead line |
The 22478/22477 SMVD Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express is India's 37th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and New Delhi. This will be the 2nd Vande Bharat Express train which will run on the New Delhi-Katra train line after . [1] [2]
This express train was inaugurated on 30 December 2023 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video conferencing from Ayodhya Dham Junction. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Udhampur, Jammu Tawi, Kathua, Ludhiana Jn, Ambala Cantt. Jn and New Delhi. It is currently operated with train numbers 22478/22477 on 6 days a week basis. [8] [9] [10] [11]
It is the thirty-fifth 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India Initiative.[12]
The 22478/22477 SMVD Katra - New Delhi Vande Bharat Express operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 8 hrs with an average speed of . The Maximum Permissible Speed is .[13]