The countdown for the much-awaited Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express has begun. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate multiple Vande Bharat Express trains including one running between Amritsar and Delhi on December 30, 2023. It will be the first Vande Bharat Express for the state of Punjab, hence, the people of the state are wondering what are the stations where the train will halt. Notably, there were demands that the Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express must stop at Jalandhar Railway Station as it is one of the major business hubs of the state with a huge population. A few days back it was reported that Jalandhar had been included in the Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express stoppages, however, it is not so. Jalandhar Railway Station has not been included in the list of Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express stoppages.
As per a senior official in the Railway Department, Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express will not be halting at Jalandhar City. On the condition of anonymity, the senior official informed True Scoop News that Punjab's first Vande Bharat Express will halt at Jalandhar Cantt Railway Station, not Jalandhar City. It is pertinent to mention here that the DRM (Division Railway Manager) office had sent a proposal to include Jalandhar City in the route to the Railway Ministry. However, it seems like the Union Railway Ministry has put the stamp on Jalandhar Cantt rather than Jalandhar City.
No charges to travel from Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express on opening day
It is pertinent to mention here that, passengers will not be charged to travel from Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat on the inauguration day. On the first day, passengers will have the facility of free travel on the fastest train on the Jalandhar-Delhi route. Reportedly, the inaugural tickets will be given to the passengers at the station itself. Passengers will get free tea along with breakfast on the train. Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will be specially present in the cultural program to be organized on the occasion of the inauguration of this train in Jalandhar.
Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express Update Timetable
The Vande Bharat Express will depart from Amritsar at 8:30 A.M. It will arrive at the Jalandhar Cantt railway station at 9:26 A.M. and will depart after stopping for 2 minutes at 9:28 A.M. After departure from Jalandhar Cantt, the train will arrive at Ludhiana at 10:16 A.M. and will depart at 10:18 A.M. The train will pass through Sahnewal at 10:41 A.M. but will not stop. It will then arrive and stop at Ambala at 11:34 A.M. and depart at 11:36 A.M. It will arrive at the last stop in New Delhi at 1:50 P.M.
On the return journey, The Delhi-Amritsar Vande Bharat Express will depart from Delhi at 3:15 P.M. and will reach Ambala at 5:25 P.M. From there it will start at 5:27 P.M. and will reach Ludhiana at 6:36 P.M. It will then depart from Ludhiana at 6:38 P.M and reach Jalandhar Cantt at 7:26 P.M. after a 2 minute stay it will arrive at Amritsar at 8:35 P.M.