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The 14609/10 Rishikesh–Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Hemkunt Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railways zone that runs between Rishikesh and Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in India.

Rishikesh Jammu Tawi Hemkunt Express

Overview
Service type	Express
Locale	Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir
First service	9 September 2015; 6 years ago (2015-09-09)[1](extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra)
Current operator(s)	Northern Railways
Route
Termini	Rishikesh Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
Stops	21
Distance travelled	558 km (347 mi)
Average journey time	12 hours 10 minutes as 14609 Rishikesh–Jammu Tawi Hemkunt Express, 13 hours 25 minutes as 14610 Jammu Tawi–Rishikesh Hemkunt Express
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	14609 / 14610
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating
Seating arrangements	Yes
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	No pantry car attached
Technical
Rolling stock	Standard Indian Railways coaches
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph) maximum 43.62 km/h (27 mph), including halts

It operates as train number 14609 from Rishikesh to Shri Mata Vaisno Devi Katra and as train number 14610 in the reverse direction.

It is named after the Hemkunt Sahib, a holy place in the Sikh religion.

Coaches

The Hemkunt Express presently has 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Class seating & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of Indian Railways depending on demand.

Service

The 14609/10 Rishikesh Jammu Tawi Hemkunt Express covers the distance of 558 kilometres in 12 hours 10 mins as 14609 Rishikesh–Jammu Tawi Hemkunt Express (45.86 km/hr) & in 13 hrs 25 mins as 14610 Jammu Tawi–Rishikesh Hemkunt Express (41.59 km/hr).

Schedule

Both the trains runs daily for both the direction and reach next day to the destination station.

Train number	Station code	Departure station	Departure time	Arrival station	Arrival time
14609	RKSH	Rishikesh	4:20 PM	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	6:30 AM
14610	SVDK	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra	4:20 PM	Rishikesh	8:35 AM

Routeing

The Hemkunt Express runs via Haridwar Junction, Saharanpur Junction, Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Pathankot to Jammu Tawi to Udhampur station and finally halting at the newly made Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station.

Traction

WDP-4D of Tughlkhabad shed hauls the train in entire journey. Railway works to give WAP-7 to the train as soon as possible.

External links

• "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry". indianrail.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System". irctc.co.in. Archived from the original on 3 March 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

References

• "Hemkunt Express derails". Hindustan Times. 2 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
• "Railways moots proposal to double number of coaches on Amritsar–Haridwar Shatabdi". The Indian Express. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2014.

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