Delhi Cantonment–Ajmer Vande Bharat Express

Delhi Cantonment–Ajmer Junction Vande Bharat Express
This VB Express train when arriving at Gurgaon and heading to Delhi Cantt.
Overview
Service type	Vande Bharat Express
Locale	Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan
First service	12 April 2023 (Inaugural run) 13 April 2023 (2023-04-13) (Commercial run)
Current operator(s)	North Western Railways (NWR)
Route
Start	Delhi Cantonment (DEC)
Stops	4
End	Ajmer Junction (AII)
Distance travelled	429 km (267 mi)
Average journey time	05 hrs 15 mins
Service frequency	Six days a week
Train number(s)	20978 / 20977
Line(s) used	Delhi Cantt. - Jaipur Jaipur–Ahmedabad (till Ajmer Junction)
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	Vande Bharat 2.0
Track gauge	Indian gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Operating speed	82 km/h (51 mph) (Avg.)
Average length	384 metres (1,260 ft) (16 coaches)
Track owner(s)	Indian Railways
Rake maintenance	Madar Coaching Depot (Ajmer)
Route map Template:Delhi Cantonment-Ajmer VB Express Route

The 20978/20977 Delhi Cantonment–Ajmer Vande Bharat Express is India's 14th Vande Bharat Express train, connecting the states of New Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan.

Overview

This train is operated by Indian Railways, connecting Delhi Cantonment, Gurgaon, Rewari Jn, Alwar Jn, Jaipur Jn and Ajmer Jn. It is currently operated with train numbers 20977/20978 on 6 days a week basis.

Rakes

It is the twelfth 2nd Generation Vande Bharat Express train and was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) under the leadership of Sudhanshu Mani at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.

The Ajmer-Delhi Cantt. Vande Bharat Express will be the world's first semi high speed passenger train on high rise overhead electric (OHE) territory.

Coach composition

The 20977/20978 Delhi Cantonment–Ajmer Vande Bharat Express will have 14 AC Chair Car and 2 Executive Chair Cars coaches.

The coaches in Aqua colour indicate AC Chair Cars and the coaches in Pink colour indicate AC Executive Chair Cars.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
20978	| C14	C13	C12	C11	C10	C9	C8	E2	E1	C7	C6	C5	C4	C3	C2	C1 |
20977	| C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	C7	E1	E2	C8	C9	C10	C11	C12	C13	C14 |

Service

The 20977/20978 Delhi Cantonment–Ajmer Vande Bharat Express will operate 6 days a week, covering a distance of 429 km (267 mi) in a travel time of 5 hrs 15 mins with average speed of 82 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) of the train is 110 km/h.

Schedule

The schedule of this 20977/20978 Delhi Cantonment - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express is given below:-

DEC - AII - DEC Vande Bharat Express
20978		Stations	20977
Arrival	Departure		Arrival	Departure
----	18:40	Delhi Cantonment	11:35	----
18:51	18:53	Gurgaon	11:15	11:17
19:35	19:37	Rewari Junction	10:33	10:35
20:17	20:19	Alwar Junction	09:35	09:37
22:05	22:10	Jaipur Junction	07:50	07:55
23:55	----	Ajmer Junction	----	06:20

See also

• Vande Bharat Express
• Tejas Express
• Gatimaan Express
• Delhi Cantonment railway station
• Ajmer Junction railway station