Delhi – Firozpur Vande Bharat Express (26461 / 26462)

Timetable last checked 12 November 2026 (data from 11 November 2026). Fares checked 13 November 2026.

Train summary

Which Delhi station? This Vande Bharat train uses Delhi Jn (DLI), the station most people call Old Delhi. It does not start from New Delhi (NDLS), even though some news reports at launch said “New Delhi”. On IRCTC, search from “Delhi Jn - DLI”, or pick “All stations” for Delhi and check the code before you pay. Delhi’s other Vande Bharat stations are listed on the Vande Bharat from Delhi page.

Which Firozpur station? The train ends at Firozpur Cantt (FZR), the main station for Firozpur city and cantonment.

What kind of train this is

The Delhi to Firozpur Vande Bharat Express is a daytime Chair Car train with reclining seats and no berths. CC has 3+2 seating and EC has wider 2+2 seats. At launch, The Tribune reported a rake of eight coaches: seven AC Chair Cars and one Executive Chair Car. Source: The Tribune With a single EC coach, Executive seats are limited, so book EC early if you want it. See CC vs EC and the seat guide for layouts and window seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Firozpur–Delhi Vande Bharat from Varanasi on 8 November 2025, together with the Banaras–Khajuraho, Lucknow–Saharanpur and Ernakulam–Bengaluru Vande Bharat trains. The government described it as the fastest train on the route, at 6 hours 40 minutes, linking Delhi with Firozpur, Bathinda and Patiala and serving Punjab’s border regions. Source: PIB

Across 486 km in 6 h 35 min, 26461 averages about 74 km/h including its eight halts. The route runs north through Haryana (Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt), then turns west across Punjab (Patiala, Dhuri, Barnala, Bathinda, Faridkot) to Firozpur near the border.

26461 Delhi Jn to Firozpur Cantt timetable

26462 Firozpur Cantt to Delhi Jn timetable

All stops are on the same day. For live running status, use NTES with train number 26461 or 26462.

Launch-time reports listed only Bathinda, Dhuri, Patiala, Ambala Cantt, Kurukshetra and Panipat as stops. Source: The Tribune The current timetable also has halts at Barnala and Faridkot, so go by the tables above rather than older articles.

Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat boarding guide: every stop

Every stop below is a boarding and alighting point, and IRCTC sells tickets between any two of them. Times are scheduled; check live running on NTES on the day.

• Panipat Jn (PNP). 26461 arrives at 16:57 and leaves at 16:59, 57 min and 89 km after Delhi Jn, with 5 h 36 min and 397 km still to go to Firozpur. In the other direction, 26462 calls here at 13:05, the last stop before Delhi.
• Kurukshetra Jn (KKDE). 26461 arrives at 17:39, 1 h 39 min and 156 km out of Delhi. 26462 calls here at 12:28.
• Ambala Cantt Jn (UMB). 26461 arrives at 18:30 and leaves at 18:32, 2 h 30 min and 198 km out of Delhi. It is the last stop on the main Delhi–Amritsar line; at Rajpura, just beyond, the train turns off towards Patiala and Bathinda. 26462 calls here at 11:58.
• Patiala (PTA). 26461 arrives at 19:11, 3 h 11 min and 251 km out of Delhi, with 3 h 22 min to go. 26462 calls here at 11:05, which gets Patiala passengers to Delhi Jn by 14:35.
• Dhuri Jn (DUI). 26461 arrives at 19:56, 304 km out of Delhi. 26462 calls here at 10:24.
• Barnala (BNN). 26461 arrives at 20:20, 334 km out of Delhi. 26462 calls here at 09:59.
• Bathinda Jn (BTI). 26461 arrives at 21:15 and leaves at 21:20, the longest halt on the route at five minutes, 5 h 15 min and 399 km out of Delhi. 26462 calls here at 09:10.
• Faridkot (FDK). 26461 arrives at 22:03, 454 km out of Delhi and 30 min before Firozpur. 26462 calls here at 08:23, 28 min after leaving Firozpur.

To board at an intermediate station, search from that station on IRCTC, or change the boarding point of an existing e-ticket once, up to the final chart. See the ticket change guide.

Bathinda Vande Bharat

Bathinda Jn is the biggest stop on the Punjab side. Delhi to Bathinda: 26461 leaves Delhi Jn at 16:00 and reaches Bathinda at 21:15, a journey of 5 h 15 min over 399 km. Bathinda to Delhi: 26462 leaves Bathinda at 09:15 and reaches Delhi Jn at 14:35, a journey of 5 h 20 min over 398 km. Both run every day except Wednesday. We could not confirm the Bathinda fare from our data, so check the Bathinda station pair on IRCTC; it is lower than the full Delhi–Firozpur fare.

Delhi to Patiala by Vande Bharat

Patiala is 251 km from Delhi Jn: 26461 takes 3 h 11 min, arriving 19:11, and 26462 brings you back from Patiala at 11:07 to reach Delhi at 14:35. Patiala passengers heading to Delhi for an afternoon meeting can use the morning train; the evening train suits office-goers returning from Delhi.

Can you go and return the same day?

• From Firozpur, Bathinda or Patiala: yes, but only a short visit. 26462 reaches Delhi Jn at 14:35 and 26461 leaves Delhi Jn at 16:00, which gives 1 h 25 min in Delhi. That is enough to meet someone near Old Delhi station, not for a full day in the city.
• From Delhi: no. 26461 reaches Firozpur at 22:35, and the next 26462 leaves Firozpur at 07:55 the following morning. Plan an overnight stay in Punjab.

Neither train runs on Wednesday, so a Tuesday evening trip from Delhi cannot return on Wednesday morning by Vande Bharat. Leave a buffer in case 26462 runs late. The same-day return planner checks this for any pair of stations, and the running days checker confirms a date.

Delhi to Firozpur Vande Bharat ticket price

Fares are for one adult, General quota, with the meal, checked 13 November 2026. They are IRCTC fares as recorded by erail.in, and we kept a figure only where it agreed with erail’s own calculation from the official fare rules, so confirm on IRCTC before you pay. We could not confirm fares for intermediate station pairs such as Delhi to Bathinda, Delhi to Patiala or Delhi to Ambala Cantt; check those on IRCTC. They are lower than the full Delhi–Firozpur fare because the base fare goes by distance.

The morning train from Firozpur costs ₹55 more in CC and ₹50 more in EC than the evening train from Delhi over the same 486 km. The base fare is set by distance and class, so the gap most likely comes from the catering charge, which IRCTC shows in the fare breakdown when you book. Choosing No Food lowers the price by the meal charge on either train. See the food guide for what is served.

The fare is built from a base fare (1.4 times Shatabdi in CC and 1.3 times in EC), reservation and superfast charges, GST and the optional meal. Source: PIB There is no dynamic fare, so the price does not rise as seats fill up. Source: PIB, February 2026 See how Vande Bharat ticket prices work or estimate a station pair with the fare calculator.

CC or EC? On 26461, EC costs ₹1,110 more than CC. For a six-and-a-half-hour trip, CC is the usual choice; EC has more legroom and wider seats, but with only one EC coach it can fill before CC does.

Booking the Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat train

Booking for 26461 and 26462 opens on IRCTC 60 days before the journey, at 08:00 IST, not counting the journey day. For a journey on Monday 11 January 2027, booking opens on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 08:00. Do not pick a Wednesday: the train does not run, and IRCTC will not show it. Find the opening date for your trip with the booking date calculator.

If CC is full, look at EC before taking a waiting-list ticket. A ticket still waitlisted when the chart is made is cancelled and refunded automatically, less ₹60 clerkage plus GST (₹63) per passenger.

Tatkal opens at 10:00 IST the day before the train leaves its first station: the day before at Delhi Jn for 26461, and the day before at Firozpur Cantt for 26462. A confirmed Tatkal ticket gets no refund if you cancel. See the Tatkal guide.

The booking guide covers IRCTC step by step, including quotas, waiting lists and how to choose a seat.

Refund if you cancel a Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat ticket

The refund bands are counted from the train’s scheduled departure at its first station, so a passenger boarding 26461 at Patiala still works from the 16:00 departure from Delhi Jn. For a confirmed ticket, per passenger, with 5% GST on the charge, using the 72, 24 and 8-hour bands the Ministry of Railways announced in March 2026:

• 26461 in CC (₹1,370): cancel more than 72 hours before and you get back about ₹1,181; 72 to 24 hours before, about ₹1,010; 24 to 8 hours before, about ₹651; less than 8 hours before, nothing.
• 26461 in EC (₹2,480): more than 72 hours before, about ₹2,228; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,829; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,178; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 26462 in CC (₹1,425): more than 72 hours before, about ₹1,236; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,051; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹677; less than 8 hours, nothing.
• 26462 in EC (₹2,530): more than 72 hours before, about ₹2,278; 72 to 24 hours, about ₹1,866; 24 to 8 hours, about ₹1,202; less than 8 hours, nothing.

IRCTC’s published refund rules still show the older 48, 12 and 4-hour cut-offs, so the IRCTC cancellation screen is final. The Vande Bharat cancellation charges guide explains both sets of bands, and the refund calculator and cancellation deadline tool give your own figure and clock times.

When is the chart prepared for the Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat?

• 26461 leaves Delhi Jn at 16:00, so its first chart is prepared by 06:00 on the day of travel (10 hours before departure).
• 26462 leaves Firozpur Cantt at 07:55, so its first chart is prepared by 20:00 the evening before.

After the first chart, waiting-list tickets are settled and your coach and seat number appear on the PNR. The chart preparation time tool works it out for any date.

Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat FAQs

What is the timing of the Delhi to Firozpur Vande Bharat? Train 26461 leaves Delhi Jn (Old Delhi) at 16:00 and reaches Firozpur Cantt at 22:35, a journey of 6 h 35 min.

What is the timing of the Firozpur to Delhi Vande Bharat? Train 26462 leaves Firozpur Cantt at 07:55 and reaches Delhi Jn at 14:35, a journey of 6 h 40 min.

Does the Firozpur Vande Bharat leave from New Delhi or Old Delhi? Old Delhi. It starts and ends at Delhi Jn (DLI), not New Delhi (NDLS).

On which day does the Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat not run? Wednesday, in both directions.

What is the Delhi to Firozpur Vande Bharat ticket price? ₹1,370 in CC and ₹2,480 in EC with the meal on 26461. The return 26462 is ₹1,425 in CC and ₹2,530 in EC (checked 13 November 2026; confirm on IRCTC).

What are the stops of the Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat? Eight intermediate stops: Panipat Jn, Kurukshetra Jn, Ambala Cantt Jn, Patiala, Dhuri Jn, Barnala, Bathinda Jn and Faridkot, in reverse order on 26462.

Is there a Vande Bharat to Bathinda? Yes. 26461 reaches Bathinda Jn at 21:15 from Delhi, and 26462 leaves Bathinda at 09:15 to reach Delhi at 14:35.

Does the Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat stop at Patiala? Yes: 19:11 towards Firozpur and 11:05 towards Delhi.

Does this Vande Bharat stop at Ludhiana? No. It leaves the Delhi–Amritsar main line at Rajpura, after Ambala Cantt, and runs through Patiala and Bathinda instead. For Ludhiana, look at the Delhi–Amritsar or Delhi–Katra Vande Bharat on the Vande Bharat from Delhi page.

Can I go from Firozpur to Delhi and back in one day? Only for a short visit: 26462 arrives at Delhi Jn at 14:35 and 26461 leaves at 16:00, giving 1 h 25 min in Delhi.

When does booking open for the Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat Express? 60 days before the journey at 08:00 IST on IRCTC. For Monday 11 January 2027, it opens on Thursday 12 November 2026.

When is the chart prepared for 26461 and 26462? For 26461, which leaves at 16:00, by 06:00 on the day of travel. For 26462, which leaves at 07:55, by 20:00 the evening before.

When was the Delhi Firozpur Vande Bharat launched? It was flagged off from Varanasi on 8 November 2025, one of four Vande Bharat trains launched that day.

Related routes

• All Vande Bharat trains from Delhi
• Delhi – Katra – Srinagar Vande Bharat
• Delhi – Una Vande Bharat
• Full Vande Bharat route list

Sources

Timetable, stops and running days: erail 26461, erail 26462, cross-checked with ConfirmTkt 26461 and ConfirmTkt 26462, 11 November 2026. Fares: erail.in’s IRCTC fare data, cross-checked against its fare calculation, 13 November 2026. Launch: PIB. Coaches and launch stops: The Tribune. Fare rules: PIB, PIB, February 2026. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.