20978 Vande Bharat Express
Shatabdi · 675 km · 8 hr 43 min · 10 stops · Daily except Wed
- Departs
- 15:15
- Chandigarh
- Arrives
- 23:58
- Ajmer Jn
- Journey
- 8 hr 43 min
- 675 km · 10 stops
- Runs
- Daily except Wed
- Fare from
- ₹1,613
- AC chair car · estimate
- On time
- 57%
- usually 8 min late
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandigarh CDG | — | 15:15 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ambala Cant Jn UMB | 15:53 | 15:55 | 2 min | 1 | 45 |
| 3 | Delhi Cantt DEC | 18:23 | 18:28 | 5 min | 1 | 248 |
| 4 | Gurgaon GGN | 18:50 | 18:52 | 2 min | 1 | 265 |
| 5 | Rewari RE | 19:40 | 19:42 | 2 min | 1 | 317 |
| 6 | Alwar Jn AWR | 20:22 | 20:24 | 2 min | 1 | 391 |
| 7 | Gandhinagar Jaipur GADJ | 21:53 | 21:55 | 2 min | 1 | 536 |
| 8 | Jaipur JP | 22:05 | 22:10 | 5 min | 1 | 541 |
| 9 | Kishangarh KSG | 23:18 | 23:20 | 2 min | 1 | 651 |
| 10 | Ajmer Jn AII | 23:58 | — | — | 1 | 675 |
How reliably 20978 runs
57% arrive on time at the destination
typically 8 min late · 47% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Chandigarhtypically 4 min late · 10% over an hour59%
- Ambala Cant Jntypically 9 min late · 12% over an hour55%
- Delhi Cantttypically 17 min late · 14% over an hour44%
- Gurgaontypically 13 min late · 14% over an hour52%
- Rewaritypically 9 min late · 13% over an hour56%
- Alwar Jntypically 20 min late · 16% over an hour38%
- Gandhinagar Jaipurtypically 19 min late · 17% over an hour39%
- Jaipurtypically 19 min late · 17% over an hour39%
- Kishangarhtypically 23 min late · 19% over an hour33%
- Ajmer Jntypically 8 min late · 15% over an hour57%
When it runs late
Roughest January, May, June and December: in December it typically runs 42 min late and reaches Ajmer Jn on time only 38% of the time — against 92% around November. A year-round average hides that.
Runs latest on Saturdays (56% on time), best on Sundays (75%).
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Longest halts
- Delhi Cantt DEC5 min · arrives 18:23, departs 18:28
- Jaipur JP5 min · arrives 22:05, departs 22:10
Return train and other trains on this route
- 20977 Chandigarh Vande BharatThe return train, Ajmer Jn to Chandigarh
- 22452 Chandigarh–Bandra Terminus ExpressAlso runs Chandigarh to Ajmer Jn
- 20990 Chandigarh–Udaipur City Superfast ExpressAlso runs Chandigarh to Ajmer Jn
- 19412 Daulatpur Chauk–Sabarmati ExpressAlso runs Chandigarh to Ajmer Jn
- 12984 Chandigarh–Ajmer Garib RathAlso runs Chandigarh to Ajmer Jn