Ahmedabad–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express

Ahmedabad Katra Express

Overview
Service type	Express
First service	25 January 2015 (2015-01-25)
Current operator(s)	Western Railway
Route
Start	Ahmedabad
Stops	22
End	Katra
Distance travelled	1,735 km (1,078 mi)
Average journey time	35 hours 50 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
Train number(s)	19415 / 19416
On-board services
Class(es)	AC two tier, AC three tier, Sleeper
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Available
Observation facilities	Large windows
Technical
Rolling stock	LHB coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	48 km/h

Ahmedabad Katra Express is the weekly Express train between Ahmedabad and Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra started on 25 January 2015. It connects the Indian state of Gujarat to Vaishnodevi. It connects Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Runs with LHB coaches and doesn't carry pantry car.

Route

The train runs via Mehsana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Firozpur and Jammu Tawi railway station.

Schedule

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Departure day	Arrival station	Arrival time	Arrival day
19415	ADI	Ahmedabad Junction	7:05 PM	SUN	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	6:50 AM	TUE
19416	SVDK	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	10:20 AM	TUE	Ahmedabad Junction	11:55 PM	WED

Rake sharing

19415/16 – Ahmedabad–Allahabad Weekly Superfast Express

Traction

ADI -> SVDK

As the route is not fully electrified it runs on a diesel loco based on Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva WDM-3D or WDM-3A.

Reversals

• FZR – Firozpur Cantonment railway station
• JUC – Jalandhar City Junction railway station
• ASR – Amritsar Junction railway station
• PTK – Pathankot Junction railway station

See also

• Sarvodaya Express
• Jamnagar–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
• Hapa–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express