Vande Bharat in Rajasthan

Timetables last checked 12 November 2026. The list matches the Ministry of Railways’ route list published in July 2026, plus Surat–Udaipur City, which started regular service in October 2026.

All Vande Bharat routes in Rajasthan

So the answer to “how many Vande Bharat trains in Rajasthan” is: 6 routes (12 train numbers) start or end in Rajasthan, and no other route only stops here. Jaipur has no Vande Bharat that starts there, but four of these trains stop at Jaipur Jn. The Delhi routes are covered in more detail in Vande Bharat from Delhi, and the three Gujarat routes in Vande Bharat in Gujarat.

Udaipur–Jaipur and Udaipur–Agra no longer run. Older lists still show the Udaipur City–Jaipur (20979/80) and Udaipur City–Agra Cantt (20981/82) Vande Bharat trains. Both were withdrawn in February 2026, from 14 and 15 February, and their rake moved to the Udaipur City–Asarva service Source: Udaipur Times, 13 February 2026. There is now no Vande Bharat between Udaipur and Jaipur.

Check the Udaipur–Asarva train before you book. The Railway Board approved a Surat–Udaipur City Vande Bharat, 26903/26904, and discontinuing 26963/26964 Source: Business Today, 1 September 2026. 26903/26904 has run since 3 October 2026 Source: DeshGujarat, citing Western Railway, but we have not seen a withdrawal notice for 26963/26964, and our checked timetables still list both pairs. Search 26963 or 26964 on IRCTC for your date before you plan around it.

Station guide: Jaipur, Delhi and Ahmedabad stations

Jaipur has two Vande Bharat stations. Every train that stops at Jaipur Jn (JP) also stops at Gandhinagar Jaipur (GADJ), 5 to 6 km away on the Delhi side. Trains to Delhi call at Jaipur Jn first and Gandhinagar Jaipur a few minutes later; trains from Delhi call at Gandhinagar Jaipur first. Both stations are served by the same four trains: 20977, 20978, 26481 and 26482. Do not confuse Gandhinagar Jaipur with Gandhinagar Capital in Gujarat.

The Delhi trains all use Delhi Cantt (DEC), not New Delhi. The Jodhpur, Bikaner and Ajmer Vande Bharat trains all start, end or stop at Delhi Cantt, and all of them also stop at Gurgaon (GGN), which is often the easier station for south-west Delhi and Gurugram. None of them goes to New Delhi or Hazrat Nizamuddin.

The Gujarat trains use three different Ahmedabad stations. The Jodhpur train (12461/12462) ends at Sabarmati (SBIB), and the Udaipur train 26963/26964 at Asarva Jn (ASV). The Surat train 26903/26904 stops at Asarva and Maninagar (MAN). None of them calls at Ahmedabad Jn (ADI), so allow time to cross the city if you are connecting to the Mumbai Vande Bharat.

Kota has no Vande Bharat in our data. None of the 12 trains above stops at Kota Jn, Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Chittaurgarh or Bhilwara. From Kota, the nearest options are Jaipur and Ajmer.

Rajasthan Vande Bharat trains, one by one

Ajmer – Chandigarh (20977/20978). Rajasthan’s first Vande Bharat Express, flagged off on 12 April 2023 as the Ajmer–Delhi Cantt service, with regular running from 13 April Source: ThePrint. It now runs on to Chandigarh. 20977 leaves Ajmer Jn (AII) at 06:10 and calls at Kishangarh (06:32), Jaipur Jn (07:47), Gandhinagar Jaipur, Alwar (09:30), Rewari, Gurgaon, Delhi Cantt (11:35) and Ambala Cantt before reaching Chandigarh at 14:45. 20978 leaves Chandigarh at 15:15 and Delhi Cantt at 18:28, reaches Jaipur at 22:05 and Ajmer at 23:58. At 700 km it is the longest Vande Bharat route in Rajasthan, and at an average of 81.6 km/h for 20977 it is also the fastest. No service on Wednesday. It is the only Vande Bharat that links Ajmer, for Pushkar and Ajmer Sharif, with Jaipur and Delhi.

Jodhpur – Delhi Cantt (26481/26482). The longest Vande Bharat run inside Rajasthan: 464 of its 606 km lie between Jodhpur and Alwar, its last Rajasthan stop, with seven Rajasthan stops after Jodhpur. 26481 leaves Jodhpur Jn (JU) at 05:30 and calls at Merta Road Junction, Degana Jn, Makrana Jn, Phulera Jn, Jaipur Jn (09:20), Gandhinagar Jaipur, Alwar (11:13), Rewari and Gurgaon before Delhi Cantt at 13:30. 26482 leaves Delhi Cantt at 15:10, reaches Jaipur at 19:00 and Jodhpur at 23:20. It covers the route in 8 h to 8 h 10 min and does not run on Tuesday. It was announced in September 2025 for a 25 September launch, together with the Bikaner train Source: India TV.

Bikaner – Delhi Cantt (26471/26472). The Vande Bharat train for the Shekhawati and northern Rajasthan line. 26471 leaves Bikaner Jn (BKN) at 05:40 and calls at Sri Dungargarh, Ratangarh Jn, Churu (07:45), Sadulpur Jn, then Loharu and Mahendragarh in Haryana and Gurgaon, before Delhi Cantt at 11:55. 26472 leaves Delhi Cantt at 16:45, reaches Churu at 20:15 and Bikaner at 22:50. It covers 448 km and does not run on Wednesday. The Prime Minister flagged it off virtually from Banswara on 25 September 2025 Source: The Assam Tribune.

Jodhpur – Sabarmati (12461/12462). The Vande Bharat train from western Rajasthan to Ahmedabad. 12461 leaves Jodhpur Jn at 06:05 and calls at Pali Marwar (06:55), Falna (08:00) and Abu Road (09:05), then Palanpur Jn and Mahesana Jn in Gujarat, before Sabarmati at 12:05. 12462 leaves Sabarmati at 16:55, reaches Abu Road at 19:15 and Jodhpur at 22:50. Abu Road is the station for Mount Abu. It covers 449 km and does not run on Tuesday. It was flagged off on 7 July 2023 Source: PIB.

Udaipur City – Asarva (26963/26964). One of two Vande Bharat routes from Udaipur in our data. 26963 leaves Udaipur City (UDZ) at 06:10 and calls at Zawar and Dungarpur (07:47), then Shamlaji Road and Himmatnagar in Gujarat, before Asarva Jn at 10:25. 26964 leaves Asarva at 17:45, reaches Dungarpur at 20:00 and Udaipur at 22:00. It is the shortest Rajasthan route at 296 km and does not run on Tuesday. See the note above about its planned replacement by a Surat–Udaipur train.

Udaipur City – Surat (26904/26903). The second Udaipur Vande Bharat, and the only one that reaches Vadodara and Surat. 26904 leaves Udaipur City at 15:35 and calls at Zawar (16:01) and Dungarpur (16:50), then Shamlaji Road, Himmatnagar, Asarva Jn (19:25), Maninagar, Anand Jn, Vadodara Jn (21:12) and Bharuch Jn before Surat at 23:00. 26903 leaves Surat at 06:10, reaches Dungarpur at 11:42 and Udaipur City at 13:40. At 528 km it is longer than the Asarva train, and it does not run on Tuesday. Regular service started on 3 October 2026 Source: DeshGujarat, citing Western Railway.

Rajasthan stations with the most Vande Bharat trains

Counting the 12 train services above, these Rajasthan stations are served most often:

• Jaipur Jn (JP), Gandhinagar Jaipur (GADJ) and Alwar (AWR): 4 trains each, on the Ajmer–Chandigarh and Jodhpur–Delhi Cantt routes.
• Jodhpur Jn (JU): 4 trains, on the Delhi Cantt and Sabarmati routes.
• Ajmer Jn (AII) and Kishangarh (KSG): 2 each, on 20977/20978.
• Phulera Jn (FL), Makrana Jn (MKN), Degana Jn (DNA) and Merta Road Junction (MTD): 2 each, on 26481/26482.
• Bikaner Jn (BKN), Sri Dungargarh (SDGH), Ratangarh Jn (RTGH), Churu (CUR) and Sadulpur Jn (SDLP): 2 each, on 26471/26472.
• Pali Marwar (PMY), Falna (FA) and Abu Road (ABR): 2 each, on 12461/12462.
• Udaipur City (UDZ), Zawar (ZW) and Dungarpur (DNRP): 4 each, on 26963/26964 and 26903/26904.

City by city. Jaipur has up to four Vande Bharat trains a day, two each way (two on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, when one pair is off), all on the Delhi line: Jaipur to Delhi Cantt takes 3 h 43 min on 20977 (07:47 → 11:30) and 4 h 5 min on 26481 (09:25 → 13:30); Delhi Cantt to Jaipur takes 3 h 50 min on 26482 (15:10 → 19:00) and 3 h 37 min on 20978 (18:28 → 22:05). Jaipur to Ajmer is 1 h 48 min on 20978 (22:10 → 23:58), and Ajmer to Jaipur 1 h 32 min on 20977. Jodhpur to Jaipur is 3 h 50 min on 26481, and Jaipur to Jodhpur 4 h 15 min on 26482. There is no Vande Bharat from Jaipur to Udaipur, Jodhpur to Bikaner or Bikaner to Jaipur in our data. Alwar is 1 h 54 min to 2 h 15 min from Delhi Cantt on the four trains that stop there. Use the trains between stations tool to see every option for your pair of stations.

Same-day trips by Vande Bharat in Rajasthan

Five of the six Rajasthan routes leave the state early in the morning and come back in the evening, so day trips work from Rajasthan outwards, not the other way round. The Surat train is the exception: 26903 reaches Udaipur City at 13:40 and 26904 leaves at 15:35. Every Delhi Cantt departure towards Rajasthan is in the afternoon or evening.

The Jodhpur–Jaipur trip gives almost ten hours in Jaipur, which is enough for a full day in the city. The second Jaipur–Delhi option leaves only 1 h 40 min at Delhi Cantt. Mixing trains, for example 20977 out and 26482 back, works only on days when both run, so check each train’s off day. Plan other combinations with the same-day return planner, and check the weekly off day with the running days checker.

Booking a Vande Bharat Express in Rajasthan

All six Rajasthan routes are daytime Chair Car trains. Each has CC (Chair Car) and EC (Executive Chair Car); see Vande Bharat seats for the coach layouts. There is no Vande Bharat Sleeper starting, ending or stopping in Rajasthan in our data; for overnight trains elsewhere see Vande Bharat Sleeper.

Book on IRCTC when booking opens, 60 days ahead at 08:00 IST; the booking date calculator gives the exact date. Tatkal opens at 10:00 IST the day before travel. When booking, choose a meal or No Food; the menu is covered in Vande Bharat food. We have not yet checked IRCTC fares for the Rajasthan trains, so see the fare on IRCTC for your exact stations and class. Step-by-step help is in how to book Vande Bharat, and if plans change, see Vande Bharat cancellation charges.

When booking from Jaipur, pick Jaipur Jn (JP) or Gandhinagar Jaipur (GADJ) as your boarding station, whichever is closer; the same trains stop at both. On the day, check the train’s running status on NTES, especially for the late-night arrivals at Ajmer (23:58) and Jodhpur (23:20).

Rajasthan Vande Bharat FAQs

Is Vande Bharat available in Rajasthan? Yes. Six Vande Bharat routes, 12 trains, start or end in Rajasthan, and they serve 21 stations in the state.

How many Vande Bharat trains are there in Rajasthan? Twelve train numbers on six routes: 20977/20978, 26481/26482, 26471/26472, 12461/12462, 26963/26964 and 26903/26904. No other Vande Bharat train passes through Rajasthan without starting or ending here.

Which Vande Bharat trains stop at Jaipur? Four: 20977 (07:47) and 26481 (09:25) towards Delhi Cantt, and 26482 (19:00) and 20978 (22:05) from Delhi. 26482 continues to Jodhpur and 20978 to Ajmer.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Jodhpur? Yes, two: 26481 to Delhi Cantt via Jaipur at 05:30, and 12461 to Sabarmati via Abu Road at 06:05. Neither runs on Tuesday.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Udaipur? Yes, two. 26963 leaves Udaipur City at 06:10 for Asarva Jn in Ahmedabad, returning as 26964, and 26904 leaves at 15:35 for Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat, returning as 26903. Neither runs on Tuesday. Business Today reported that 26963/26964 is to be replaced by the Surat train, but both pairs are still in our checked timetables. The Udaipur–Jaipur and Udaipur–Agra Vande Bharat trains were withdrawn in February 2026.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Bikaner? Yes. 26471 leaves Bikaner Jn at 05:40 for Delhi Cantt via Churu, and 26472 returns at 16:45. No service on Wednesday.

Is there a Vande Bharat from Ajmer? Yes. 20977 leaves Ajmer Jn at 06:10 for Jaipur, Delhi Cantt and Chandigarh, and 20978 arrives at 23:58. No service on Wednesday.

Is there a Vande Bharat at Kota? Not in our data as of November 2026. No Vande Bharat train stops at Kota Jn; the nearest options are Jaipur and Ajmer.

Which is the fastest Vande Bharat train in Rajasthan? 20977 Ajmer–Chandigarh, averaging 81.6 km/h over 700 km.

Is there a Vande Bharat Sleeper in Rajasthan? Not in our data as of November 2026. All Vande Bharat trains in Rajasthan are daytime Chair Car services.

Sources

Route list: Ministry of Railways (PIB), July 2026, plus Surat–Udaipur City from DeshGujarat, citing Western Railway, 30 September 2026. Timetables: erail and ConfirmTkt, cross-checked 11 and 12 November 2026. Launch dates and withdrawals: the reports linked above. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.