Summary:
The first Vande Bharat Express or Train 18 was launched on the Delhi-Varanasi route. The train to commence operations on the New Delhi-Katra route would be second rake of the new generation semi-high speed train to run at a speed of 130 kmph. As per the tentative schedule, the train would leave from New Delhi at 6 am and arrive at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 2 pm. On its way, the train would have three stoppages of two minutes each at Ambala Cantt (8 am), Ludhiana (9.22 am) and Jammu Tawi (12.20 pm). On its return journey, the train would depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi at 3 pm and reach New Delhi at 11 pm while halting at Jammu Tawi (4.18 pm), Ludhiana (7.36 pm) and Ambala Cantt (8.56 pm)..