22426 Vande Bharat Express
Shatabdi · 629 km · 8 hr 20 min · 6 stops · Daily except Wed
- Departs
- 06:10
- Anand Vihar Terminal
- Arrives
- 14:30
- Ayodhya Cantt
- Journey
- 8 hr 20 min
- 629 km · 6 stops
- Runs
- Daily except Wed
- Fare from
- ₹1,478
- AC chair car · estimate
- On time
- 66%
- usually 3 min late
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Route and stops
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| # | Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Day | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anand Vihar Terminal ANVT | — | 06:10 | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Khurja Jn KRJ | 07:10 | 07:12 | 2 min | 1 | 75 |
| 3 | Aligarh Jn ALJN | 07:36 | 07:38 | 2 min | 1 | 119 |
| 4 | Kanpur Central CNB | 11:00 | 11:05 | 5 min | 1 | 428 |
| 5 | Lucknow LKO | 12:35 | 12:40 | 5 min | 1 | 502 |
| 6 | Ayodhya Cantt AYC | 14:30 | — | — | 1 | 629 |
How reliably 22426 runs
66% arrive on time at the destination
typically 3 min late · 78% on time across the route
From Oct 2025–Oct 2026 · within 15 min counts as on time.
- Anand Vihar Terminalusually on time95%
- Khurja Jntypically 4 min late87%
- Aligarh Jntypically 6 min late · 5% over an hour78%
- Kanpur Centralusually on time · 9% over an hour78%
- Lucknowtypically 4 min late · 10% over an hour62%
- Ayodhya Cantttypically 3 min late · 11% over an hour66%
When it runs late
Roughest January, April, May and December: in April it typically runs 34 min late and reaches Ayodhya Cantt on time only 20% of the time — against 96% around November. A year-round average hides that.
Longest halts
- Kanpur Central CNB5 min · arrives 11:00, departs 11:05
- Lucknow LKO5 min · arrives 12:35, departs 12:40
Return train and other trains on this route
- 22425 Vande Bharat ExpressThe return train, Ayodhya Cantt to Anand Vihar Terminal
- 14022 Anand Vihar–Purulia ExpressAlso runs Anand Vihar Terminal to Ayodhya Cantt
- 04214 Anand Vihar–Ayodhya Cantt SpecialAlso runs Anand Vihar Terminal to Ayodhya Cantt
- 15026 Anand Vihar–Mau ExpressAlso runs Anand Vihar Terminal to Ayodhya Cantt
- 14018 Sadbhavna ExpressAlso runs Anand Vihar Terminal to Ayodhya Cantt