The 26406/26405 SMVD Katra–Amritsar Vande Bharat Express is India's 72nd Vande Bharat Express train, which connects the divine Vaishno Devi Temple in the Temple City of Katra in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with the economic metropolitan and capital city,Amritsar in the northwestern side of Punjab, India.
This express train was inaugurated on 10 August 2025, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi via video-conferencing from the Silicon City of Bengaluru in Karnataka.
Overview This train is currently operated by Indian Railways, connecting , , Pathankot Cantt., , and . It is currently operated with train numbers 26406/26405 on 6 days a week basis.
Rakes It is the sixty-seventh 2nd Generation Mini Vande Bharat Express train which was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory at Perambur, Chennai under the Make in India initiative.
Service The 26406/26405 SMVD Katra–Amritsar Vande Bharat Express currently operates 6 days a week, covering a distance of in a travel time of 05 hrs 35 mins with average speed of 65 km/h. The Maximum Permissible Speed (MPS) is .
See also
Vande Bharat Express Tejas Express Gatiman Express Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station Amritsar Junction railway station
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