{"id":2614,"date":"2025-08-13T13:36:37","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=2614"},"modified":"2025-08-13T13:36:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T13:36:37","slug":"private-train-between-lucknow-and-svdk-katra-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/private-train-between-lucknow-and-svdk-katra-time-table-route-frequency-and-fare\/","title":{"rendered":"Private train between Lucknow and SVDK-Katra time table, route, frequency and fare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Private train between Lucknow and SVDK-Katra time table, route, frequency, train no., and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Private train between Lucknow and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Passenger Train Operations Project Indicative Routes Lucknow and SVDK-Katra<\/p>\n<p>Private train will leave Lucknow at 2105 hrs Daily and arrive SVDK-Katra at 1530 hrs and train running time between the station 18:25 hrs<\/p>\n<p>Private train will leave SVDK-Katra at 2130 hrs Daily and arrive Lucknow at 1430 hrs and train running time between the station 18:00 hrs<\/p>\n<p>Distance between Lucknow and SVDK-Katra Railway Station is 1055 Kilometer<\/p>\n<p>Frequency per week: Daily<\/p>\n<p>There is <strong>no operational private (PPP)<\/strong> or IRCTC-run private train service between <strong>Lucknow (LKO)<\/strong> and <strong>Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)<\/strong>\u2014any such listing would be <strong>indicative only<\/strong> and not currently active.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Real Indian Railways Services: Lucknow \u2192 SVDK (Katra)<\/h2>\n<p>Here are confirmed train options running this popular pilgrimage route:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Fastest &amp; Most Frequent Trains<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Begampura Express (12237)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Departs: <strong>17:40<\/strong> from Lucknow<\/li>\n<li>Arrives: <strong>10:50<\/strong> at Katra (next day)<\/li>\n<li>Duration: <strong>~17 h 10 m<\/strong>, runs <strong>daily<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Archna Express (12355)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Departs: <strong>17:20<\/strong> (Tue &amp; Sat)<\/li>\n<li>Arrives: <strong>10:20<\/strong> next day<\/li>\n<li>Duration: <strong>~17 h 00 m<\/strong> \u2014 <strong>fastest option<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Cheapest Option<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KOAA Jat Express (13151)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Departs: <strong>11:50<\/strong>, arrives <strong>08:50<\/strong> (next day)<\/li>\n<li>Duration: <strong>~21 h<\/strong>, runs <strong>daily<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Starting fare: ~\u20b9490<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Other Notable Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Several weekly trains also connect Lucknow to Katra:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Humsafar Express (22317)<\/strong> \u2014 Departs 06:15, journey ~17 h (Tue)<\/li>\n<li><strong>GCT SVDK Express (14611)<\/strong> \u2014 Departs 17:25 on Fridays, ~19 h duration<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amarnath Express variants, Lohit Express<\/strong>, etc., offering choices across the week<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Schedule at a Glance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train Name<\/th>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Departs LKO<\/th>\n<th>Arrives SVDK<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Notable<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Archna Express<\/td>\n<td>12355<\/td>\n<td>17:20<\/td>\n<td>10:20<\/td>\n<td>~17 h<\/td>\n<td>Tue, Sat<\/td>\n<td>Fastest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Begampura Express<\/td>\n<td>12237<\/td>\n<td>17:40<\/td>\n<td>10:50<\/td>\n<td>~17 h 10 m<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>Most frequent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>KOAA Jat Express<\/td>\n<td>13151<\/td>\n<td>11:50<\/td>\n<td>08:50<\/td>\n<td>~21 h<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>Cheapest<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Humsafar Express<\/td>\n<td>22317<\/td>\n<td>06:15<\/td>\n<td>23:25<\/td>\n<td>~17 h 10 m<\/td>\n<td>Tue<\/td>\n<td>Premium coaches<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Additional Weeklies<\/td>\n<td>Various<\/td>\n<td>Varies<\/td>\n<td>Varies<\/td>\n<td>~17\u201319 h<\/td>\n<td>Weekly<\/td>\n<td>More options<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Route &amp; Distance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The rail distance is approximately <strong>977\u2013985 km<\/strong>, depending on the route.<\/li>\n<li>Travel time generally ranges from <strong>17 to 21 hours<\/strong> across options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Fare Overview (Approximate)<\/h2>\n<p>Typical fare ranges by class:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1A<\/strong>: \u20b92,900\u2013\u20b93,200<\/li>\n<li><strong>2A<\/strong>: \u20b91,700\u2013\u20b91,900<\/li>\n<li><strong>3A<\/strong>: \u20b91,200\u2013\u20b91,400<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sleeper (SL)<\/strong>: \u20b9500\u2013\u20b9600<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unreserved\/Ganeral<\/strong>: ~\u20b9600\u2013\u20b9700 (KOAA Jat Express sl price ~\u20b9490)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Summary<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Private train?<\/strong> None operational.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fastest routes<\/strong>: <em>Archna Express<\/em> (~17h) and <em>Begampura Express<\/em> (daily).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheapest daily choice<\/strong>: <em>KOAA Jat Express<\/em> (~\u20b9490).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Premium comfort<\/strong>: <em>Humsafar Express<\/em> and other sleeper\/AC trains available.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let me know your <strong>preferred travel date<\/strong>, <strong>class preference<\/strong>, or timing \u2014 I can help check seat availability or guide you through booking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Private train between Lucknow and SVDK-Katra time table, route, frequency, train no., and fare Private train between Lucknow and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in Passenger Train Operations Project Indicative Routes Lucknow and SVDK-Katra Private train will leave Lucknow at 2105 hrs Daily and arrive SVDK-Katra at 1530 hrs and train running [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2614","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}