Saharanpur – Lucknow Vande Bharat Express (26503 / 26504)

Timetable last checked 12 November 2026 (data from 11 November 2026). We could not confirm a fare for this train on 12 November 2026; check IRCTC.

Train summary

Which Lucknow station? This Vande Bharat train does not use Lucknow Charbagh (LKO) or Lucknow Jn (LJN). It ends at Gomti Nagar (GTNR), and also stops at Daliganj (DAL), 21 minutes earlier. On IRCTC, search for Gomti Nagar or Daliganj as the station, and check that the ticket shows the one you want. The station names in railway records are spelled “Gomati Nagar”, so both spellings point to the same place. The Uttar Pradesh hub lists which Lucknow station every Vande Bharat uses.

The days off are different in each direction. 26503 does not run on Tuesday, and 26504 does not run on Monday. So on a Monday you can travel from Saharanpur to Lucknow but not back, and on a Tuesday you can travel from Lucknow to Saharanpur but not the other way. Check the day before you book a return.

What kind of train this is

The Saharanpur to Lucknow Vande Bharat Express is a daytime Chair Car train. There are no berths, only reclining seats: CC has 3+2 seating and EC has wider 2+2 seats. On a nine-hour run the seat matters, so see CC vs EC and the seat guide for layouts and window seats.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the Lucknow–Saharanpur Vande Bharat from Banaras station in Varanasi on 8 November 2025, as one of four new Vande Bharat trains that day, alongside Banaras–Khajuraho, Firozpur–Delhi and Ernakulam–Bengaluru. At the launch the train was described as taking about 7 hours 45 minutes and as improving access to Haridwar via Roorkee. Source: India TV Regular service was reported to begin on 9 December 2025, with a timetable that had 26503 reaching Bareilly at 09:40. Source: India TV

Those launch figures are out of date. The current timetable gives 9 hours from Saharanpur and 8 hours 40 minutes from Gomti Nagar, and 26503 now reaches Bareilly at 09:05. Some schedule sites and news posts also swap the two train numbers or list a 05:00 departure from Lucknow. Go by the tables below: 26503 is the morning train from Saharanpur, and 26504 the afternoon train from Gomti Nagar. Check NTES or IRCTC for your date.

The route crosses briefly into Uttarakhand at Roorkee, then runs through western and central Uttar Pradesh: Najibabad, Moradabad, Bareilly and Shahjehanpur, then south-east through Sitapur into Lucknow. The slowest part is towards Lucknow: 26503 takes 2 h 21 min for the 92 km from Shahjehanpur to Sitapur, while 26504 covers the same stretch in 1 h 30 min. That one stretch is 51 minutes slower towards Lucknow, more than the whole 20-minute difference between the two directions; 26503 makes some of it back elsewhere.

26503 Saharanpur to Gomti Nagar timetable

26504 Gomti Nagar to Saharanpur timetable

All stops are on the same day. For live running status, use NTES with train number 26503 or 26504.

Gomti Nagar and Daliganj: the two Lucknow stops

Gomti Nagar is one of Lucknow’s newer terminals. The Press Information Bureau announced that the Prime Minister would inaugurate the redeveloped Gomti Nagar station on 26 February 2024, rebuilt at a cost of about ₹385 crore with separate arrival and departure areas for future passenger growth. Source: PIB Today it is the Lucknow end of two Vande Bharat routes: this one and the Patna–Gomti Nagar train.

Daliganj (DAL) is the other Lucknow stop, 8 km before Gomti Nagar on 26503. The train halts there for 10 minutes in both directions, longer than at Bareilly or Moradabad. Pick the station closer to where you are going: on 26503 you reach Daliganj at 13:34, and on 26504 you can board at Daliganj at 15:38 instead of going out to Gomti Nagar for 15:10. IRCTC treats both as separate stations, so your ticket must name the one you will use.

Saharanpur Lucknow 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 the scheduled times; check live running on NTES on the day.

• Roorkee (RK). 26503 arrives at 05:38 and leaves at 05:40, 33 min and 35 km after Saharanpur, with 8 h 25 min still to go to Gomti Nagar. 26504 calls here at 22:40. This is the nearest stop on this train for Haridwar.
• Najibabad Jn (NBD). 26503 arrives at 06:27 and leaves at 06:29, 1 h 22 min and 95 km out of Saharanpur. 26504 calls here at 21:52.
• Moradabad (MB). 26503 arrives at 07:47 and leaves at 07:52, 2 h 42 min and 193 km out of Saharanpur, with 6 h 13 min to go to Gomti Nagar. 26504 calls here at 20:35.
• Bareilly (BE). 26503 arrives at 09:05 and leaves at 09:10, exactly 4 hours and 284 km out of Saharanpur, with 4 h 55 min to go. 26504 calls here at 19:04.
• Shahjehanpur (SPN). 26503 arrives at 10:10 and leaves at 10:15, with 3 h 50 min to go to Gomti Nagar. 26504 calls here at 18:05.
• Sitapur (STP). 26503 arrives at 12:36 and leaves at 12:38, with 1 h 27 min and 89 km to go. 26504 calls here at 16:33.
• Daliganj (DAL). 26503 arrives at 13:34 and leaves at 13:44. 26504 leaves Daliganj at 15:38.

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.

Does the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat stop at Haridwar?

No. Haridwar is not on this train’s route; the closest stop is Roorkee (RK). If you want a Vande Bharat between Lucknow and Haridwar itself, take the Lucknow – Dehradun Vande Bharat instead: 22545 leaves Lucknow Jn at 05:15 and calls at Haridwar Jn at 12:05, and 22546 calls at Haridwar at 15:31 on its way back to Lucknow Jn. That train shares the Najibabad, Moradabad, Bareilly and Shahjehanpur stops with this one, but uses Lucknow Jn (LJN), not Gomti Nagar, and does not run on Monday.

Bareilly to Lucknow Vande Bharat

Bareilly has three Vande Bharat options to Lucknow, each to a different Lucknow station:

From Lucknow to Bareilly, the choices are 22545 from Lucknow Jn at 05:15 (Bareilly 08:30), 22489 from Lucknow Charbagh at 13:50 (Bareilly 17:13), and 26504 from Gomti Nagar at 15:10 (Bareilly 19:04). On the Saharanpur train the Bareilly–Lucknow leg is the slowest of the three, so pick it when Gomti Nagar or Daliganj is closer to your destination, or when the others are full.

Can you go and return the same day?

Not usefully between the two ends. From Saharanpur, 26503 reaches Gomti Nagar at 14:05 and 26504 leaves at 15:10, which gives only 1 h 5 min in Lucknow. From Lucknow, 26504 reaches Saharanpur at 23:50, and 26503 leaves Saharanpur the next morning.

The train works well for day trips to the cities in between:

• Saharanpur or Roorkee to Moradabad: 26503 reaches Moradabad at 07:47 and 26504 calls there at 20:35, giving 12 h 48 min.
• Saharanpur or Roorkee to Bareilly: 26503 reaches Bareilly at 09:05 and 26504 calls there at 19:04, giving 9 h 59 min.
• Lucknow to Bareilly: this needs the Dehradun train. 22545 reaches Bareilly at 08:30 and 22546 calls there at 18:57 on its way back to Lucknow Jn, giving 10 h 27 min. Neither runs on Monday.

A day trip on the Saharanpur train needs both 26503 and 26504 on the same date, which means Wednesday to Sunday only. Leave a buffer in case the morning train runs late. The same-day return planner checks this for any pair of stations, and the running days checker confirms a date.

Saharanpur to Lucknow Vande Bharat ticket price

We could not confirm a fare for 26503 or 26504 when we checked on 12 November 2026, so this page shows no rupee figure. Check your station pair on IRCTC before you pay, and treat any fare quoted on other sites as unconfirmed until IRCTC shows it. Fares from Roorkee, Moradabad or Bareilly cost less than the full Saharanpur–Gomti Nagar fare, because the base fare is set by distance and class.

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 Choosing No Food when booking lowers the price by the catering charge, which IRCTC shows in the fare breakdown; see the food guide for what is served. See how Vande Bharat ticket prices work or estimate a station pair with the fare calculator.

Booking the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat train

Booking for 26503 and 26504 opens on IRCTC 60 days before the journey, at 08:00 IST, not counting the journey day. For a journey on Wednesday 13 January 2027, booking opens on Saturday 14 November 2026 at 08:00. Avoid a Tuesday for 26503 and a Monday for 26504: 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. Source: IRCTC refund rules

Tatkal opens at 10:00 IST the day before the train leaves its first station: the day before at Saharanpur for 26503, and the day before at Gomti Nagar for 26504. 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 Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat ticket

The refund bands are counted from the train’s scheduled departure at its first station, so a passenger boarding 26503 at Bareilly still works from the 05:05 departure from Saharanpur, and one boarding 26504 at Daliganj from the 15:10 departure from Gomti Nagar. For a confirmed ticket, per passenger:

• More than 72 hours before departure: a flat ₹180 in CC or ₹240 in EC, plus 5% GST.
• 72 to 24 hours before: 25% of the fare plus GST, at least the flat charge.
• 24 to 8 hours before: 50% of the fare plus GST, at least the flat charge.
• Less than 8 hours before: no refund.

These are the 72, 24 and 8-hour bands the Ministry of Railways announced in March 2026. Source: All India Radio News IRCTC’s published refund rules still show the older 48, 12 and 4-hour cut-offs, so the IRCTC cancellation screen is final. Source: IRCTC refund rules 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 once you know your fare.

When is the chart prepared for the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat?

• 26503 leaves Saharanpur at 05:05, so its first chart is prepared by 20:00 the evening before.
• 26504 leaves Gomti Nagar at 15:10, so its first chart is prepared by 05:10 on the day of travel (10 hours before departure).

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.

Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat FAQs

What is the timing of the Saharanpur to Lucknow Vande Bharat? Train 26503 leaves Saharanpur at 05:05 and reaches Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, at 14:05, a journey of 9 hours.

What is the timing of the Lucknow to Saharanpur Vande Bharat? Train 26504 leaves Gomti Nagar at 15:10 and reaches Saharanpur at 23:50, a journey of 8 h 40 min.

Which station in Lucknow does the Saharanpur Vande Bharat use? Gomti Nagar (GTNR), with a second Lucknow stop at Daliganj (DAL). It does not call at Lucknow Charbagh or Lucknow Jn.

On which day does the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat not run? 26503 from Saharanpur does not run on Tuesday. 26504 from Lucknow does not run on Monday.

What are the stops of the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat? Seven intermediate stops: Roorkee (RK), Najibabad Jn (NBD), Moradabad (MB), Bareilly (BE), Shahjehanpur (SPN), Sitapur (STP) and Daliganj (DAL), in reverse order on 26504.

Does the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat stop at Haridwar? No. The nearest stop is Roorkee. For Haridwar, the Lucknow–Dehradun Vande Bharat (22545/22546) stops at Haridwar Jn.

What time does the Saharanpur Vande Bharat reach Bareilly? 26503 reaches Bareilly at 09:05, and 26504 in the other direction at 19:04.

How long does Bareilly to Lucknow take on the Vande Bharat? On 26503, 4 h 24 min to Daliganj and 4 h 55 min to Gomti Nagar. The 22490 to Lucknow Charbagh takes 3 h 42 min, and the 22546 to Lucknow Jn 3 h 41 min.

What is the Saharanpur to Lucknow Vande Bharat ticket price? We could not confirm the fare on 12 November 2026. Check IRCTC for your station pair and class.

How far is Saharanpur from Lucknow by this train? 535 km from Saharanpur to Gomti Nagar.

When does booking open for the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat Express? 60 days before the journey at 08:00 IST on IRCTC. For Wednesday 13 January 2027, it opens on Saturday 14 November 2026.

When was the Saharanpur Lucknow Vande Bharat launched? It was flagged off from Varanasi on 8 November 2025, with regular service reported from 9 December 2025.

Related routes

• All Vande Bharat trains in Uttar Pradesh
• Lucknow – Dehradun Vande Bharat
• Full Vande Bharat route list

Sources

Timetable, stops and running days: erail 26503, erail 26504, cross-checked with ConfirmTkt 26503 and ConfirmTkt 26504, 11 November 2026. Fares: no confirmed fare in our data on 12 November 2026. Launch: India TV, 8 November 2025. Regular service and launch timings: India TV, 5 December 2025. Gomti Nagar station: PIB. Fare rules: PIB, PIB, February 2026. Refund rules: IRCTC, All India Radio News. Always confirm on IRCTC or NTES before travel. Report a correction.