{"id":1228,"date":"2025-07-29T12:13:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2025-07-29T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T12:13:13","slug":"special-train-gandhidham-to-shri-mata-vaishnodevi-katra-special-train-shri-mata-vaishnodevi-katra-to-gandhidham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/special-train-gandhidham-to-shri-mata-vaishnodevi-katra-special-train-shri-mata-vaishnodevi-katra-to-gandhidham\/","title":{"rendered":"Special train Gandhidham to Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra | Special train Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra to Gandhidham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Special train Gandhidham to Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra | Special train Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra to Gandhidham<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Special train between Gandhidham-Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra (Train No. 04675 \/ 04676) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 04675 \/ 04676 Gandhidham-Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra ExpressSpecial (Weekly)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 04675 Gandhidham-Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra Express Special will depart from Gandhidham at 09.10 hrs every Saturday and will reach Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra at 17.40 hrs, the next day. This train will run from 2nd January, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 04676 Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra-Gandhidham Express Special will depart from Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra at 09.55 hrs every Thursday and will reach Gandhidham at 17.40 hrs the next day. This train will run from 31st December, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The train will halt at Samakhiali Jn., Viramgam Jn, Ahmedabad Jn., Nadiad Jn., Anand Jn., Chhayapuri (Vadodara), GodhraJn., Dahod, Meghnagar, Ratlam Jn., Nagda Jn., Vikramgarh Alot, Shamgarh, Ramganj Mandi, Kota Jn, Sawai Madhpour, Mathura Jn., New Delhi, Panipat, Ambala Cantt Jn., Ludhiana Jn., Jalandhar Cantt., Pathankot Cantt., Kathua, Jammu Tawi &amp; Udhampur stations in both directions. Train No. 04675 will halt at H. Nizammuddin station while Train No. 04676 will halt at Subzi Mandi station.<\/p>\n<p>The train comprises of AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and Second Class seating coaches.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the verified and current overview of <strong>special and regular train services between Gandhidham (GIMB) and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK)<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Gandhidham \u2192 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>12473 \/ 12474 \u2013 Gandhidham\u2013Katra Sarvodaya Superfast Express<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Train 12473<\/strong> departs <strong>Gandhidham BG every Saturday at ~09:35\u202fAM<\/strong>, arriving at <strong>SVDK around 17:25<\/strong> the next day\u2014journey of ~31\u202fh\u202f50\u202fm covering ~2,037\u202fkm over 29\u201331 stops.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Classes<\/strong>: 1A, 2A, 3A, 3E, Sleeper, General Unreserved; catering available; LHB rakes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd01 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra \u2192 Gandhidham<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>12474<\/strong> is the return leg, departing <strong>SVDK on Sundays<\/strong> (~exact time mirrors onward service) and arriving at <strong>GIMB on Monday evening<\/strong>, covering the route in just under 32\u202fhours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb Summary Table<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Direction<\/th>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Departure<\/th>\n<th>Arrival<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Classes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Gandhidham \u2192 Katra<\/td>\n<td>12473<\/td>\n<td>Weekly (Sat)<\/td>\n<td>~09:35\u202fAM<\/td>\n<td>~17:25 (+1 day)<\/td>\n<td>~31h\u202f50m<\/td>\n<td>1A, 2A, 3A, 3E, SL, GN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Katra \u2192 Gandhidham<\/td>\n<td>12474<\/td>\n<td>Weekly (Sun)<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>\u2014<\/td>\n<td>~32h<\/td>\n<td>Same<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccc Additional Context<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>These services operate as <strong>regular weekly superfast trains<\/strong>, not temporary festival specials\u2014they have consistent, scheduled operations.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>train shares its rake<\/strong> with other Katra services like Swaraj Express (12471\/72), Hapa\u2013Katra (12475\/76), and Jamnagar\u2013Katra (12477\/78).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swaraj Express (12471\/72)<\/strong> also connects Mumbai (Bandra Terminus) to Katra multiple times a week but does not serve Gandhidham. Kept here for context only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 TL;DR<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yes<\/strong>, there is a weekly <strong>regular superfast train (12473\/12474 Sarvodaya Express)<\/strong> between <strong>Gandhidham and SVDK<\/strong>, with reserved classes.<\/li>\n<li>Journey spans approximately <strong>32 hours<\/strong>, operating <strong>once weekly in each direction<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>No temporary or festival specials are found for the Gandhidham\u2194Katra corridor in 2025 beyond this.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other direct Katra trains<\/strong> include services from Jamnagar, Hapa, Mumbai, but not Gandhidham\u2014which is served via 12473 only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like help checking <strong>real-time seat availability<\/strong>, <strong>live running status<\/strong>, or exploring alternate routes if 12473\/74 is fully booked?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special train Gandhidham to Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra | Special train Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra to Gandhidham Special train between Gandhidham-Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra (Train No. 04675 \/ 04676) time table, route, frequency and fare Train No. 04675 \/ 04676 Gandhidham-Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra ExpressSpecial (Weekly) Train No. 04675 Gandhidham-Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra Express Special [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,28],"tags":[20,27],"class_list":["post-1228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-special-trains","category-western-railway","tag-special-trains","tag-western-railway"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=1228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}