Lucknow-Saharanpur Vande Bharat : The Vande Bharat Express, which will travel from Gomti Nagar in Lucknow to Saharanpur, has finally been approved, which is a significant development for Uttar Pradesh’s rail network. Following the Ministry of Railways’ clearance of train numbers 26503/26504, this superfast train will now commence operations on December 9, 2025.
The forthcoming train would be the second Vande Bharat to travel to Saharanpur. It aims to provide the region with fast, secure, and efficient connectivity.
Notably, local MLA Rajiv Gumber filed the petition for the Vande Bharat train to the Union Railway Minister, and the Railways have already approved it.
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The railway administration has accelerated development on the planned superfast express, with a focus on the rails, signals, and station platforms. This train will operate six days a week.
Lucknow-Saharanpur Vande Bharat departs time
Every afternoon at 3:10 PM (15:10), train 26504 departs Gomtinagar. It will arrive at Daliganj at 15:25 PM and depart at 15:38. Later, it will arrive at Sitapur Junction at 16:33 (departure 16:35 PM) and depart for Sitapur City at 16:55 PM.
It will arrive in Shahjahanpur at 18:08 (departure 18:10) and depart for Bareilly at 19:05. After arriving at Moradabad at 8:35 PM (20:35) (departure 20:40), it will stop in Najibabad at 21:54 PM (departure 21:56 PM) and Roorkee at 22:42 PM (departure 22:44 PM), respectively. The Vande Bharat Express would ultimately arrive in Saharanpur at 23:50 PM on the same day.
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Train number 26503 will depart from Saharanpur at 5:05 AM, with stops in Roorkee at 5:40 AM (departure 5:42 AM) and Najibabad at 6:25 AM (departure 6:27 AM), on its return route. It will then arrive at Moradabad at 8:00 AM (departure 8:05 AM), followed by Bareilly at 9:40 AM (departure 9:42 AM) and Shahjahanpur at 11:07 AM (departure 11:09 AM).
Later in the afternoon, the Vande Bharat Express will arrive at Sitapur City at 12:25 PM and in Sitapur Junction at 12:28 PM. It will halt in Daliganj at 13:34 PM (departure at 13:43 PM). The Vande Bharat Express will arrive at Gomtinagar at 2:05 PM (14:05).
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