Trains from Ambala Cant Jn to Katihar Jn

8 direct trains · 1,376 km · fastest 25 hr 25 min on the 12408 AMRITSAR - NEW JALPAIGURI KARMABHOOMI EXPRESS

Check live seats and faresAmbala Cant Jn (UMB) to Katihar Jn (KIR)

Trains and seats

15904CDG DBRG EXP
00:2529 hr 5 min05:30+1 arrives the next day
UMB — KIR · 1,445 km · Mail/Express
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15652LOHIT EXPRESS
05:2528 hr 45 min10:10+1 arrives the next day
UMB — KIR · 1,376 km · Mail/Express
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15654AMARNATH EXP
05:2528 hr 45 min10:10+1 arrives the next day
UMB — KIR · 1,462 km · Composite
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05733KIR FESTVAL SPL
08:5030 hr 10 min15:00+1 arrives the next day
UMB — KIR · 1,490 km · Mail/Express
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15708ASR KIR EXPRESS
13:0033 hr 10 min22:10+1 arrives the next day
UMB — KIR · 1,555 km · Mail/Express
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15656SVDK KYQ EXP
13:2031 hr 20 min20:40+1 arrives the next day
UMB — KIR · 1,495 km · Mail/Express
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12408AMRITSAR - NEW JALPAIGURI KARMABHOOMI EXPRESS
13:4025 hr 25 min15:05+1 arrives the next day
UMB — KIR · 1,393 km · Superfast · fastest
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15934ASR NTSK EXP
20:2531 hr 5 min03:30+2 arrives 2 days later
UMB — KIR · 1,454 km · Mail/Express
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RAC is not a confirmed berth and a waitlist number is not a seat. Fares are our estimate from the published tables, confirmed at IRCTC checkout — never a quote.

If the direct trains are full

4 ways to Katihar Jn with one change of train, on the date chosen above.

One change at New DelhiNDLS
12:4720 hr 48 min09:35+1 arrives the next day
quicker than every direct train
12046NDLS SHATABDI12:47 — 15:20Shatabdi
1 hr to change at NDLS — tight
Holds about 8 times in 10 here. 175 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 76,606 paired days.
12424DBRT RAJDHANI16:20 — 09:35Rajdhani
UMB — NDLS
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NDLS — KIR
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One change at New DelhiNDLS
11:5021 hr 45 min09:35+1 arrives the next day
quicker than every direct train
22478VANDE BHARAT EXP11:50 — 14:00Shatabdi
2 hr 20 min to change at NDLS — tight
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. 175 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 76,606 paired days.
12424DBRT RAJDHANI16:20 — 09:35Rajdhani
22478 often runs late
UMB — NDLS
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One change at Dd Upadhyaya JnDDU
17:2522 hr 55 min16:20+1 arrives the next day
quicker than every direct train
12380JALIANWALA B EX17:25 — 06:03Superfast
1 hr 2 min to change at DDU — tight
Holds about 8 times in 10 here. 143 min would make it 9 in 10. Measured on 1,76,077 paired days.
12519LTT AGTL AC EXP07:05 — 16:20Superfast
12380 often runs late
UMB — DDU
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DDU — KIR
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One change at New DelhiNDLS
10:2023 hr 15 min09:35+1 arrives the next day
quicker than every direct train
12218KERLA S KRNTI SF10:20 — 12:55Superfast
3 hr 25 min to change at NDLS — comfortable
Holds about 9 times in 10 here. Measured on 76,606 paired days.
12424DBRT RAJDHANI16:20 — 09:35Rajdhani
12218 often runs late
UMB — NDLS
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NDLS — KIR
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Each leg is a separate ticket on its own PNR, booked separately — and the second one is only worth buying once the first is confirmed.

Which of these arrives on time

The share of days each train has reached Katihar Jn within 15 minutes of its booked time, over the year to August 2026, from our delay history. 7 of 8 trains on this route have enough of a record to rank; the rest we have not tracked enough to say. A booked timetable is a promise — this is what has actually happened.

15708 ASR KIR EXPRESSMost punctual
typically 42 min late at Katihar Jn
31%
15934 ASR NTSK EXP
typically 29 min late at Katihar Jn
26%
15652 LOHIT EXPRESS
typically 32 min late at Katihar Jn
24%
15656 SVDK KYQ EXP
typically 41 min late at Katihar Jn
18%
15904 CDG DBRG EXP
typically 51 min late at Katihar Jn
15%

Runs late more often than not

15654 AMARNATH EXP — arrives on time only 4% of the time, typically 193 min late
12408 AMRITSAR - NEW JALPAIGURI KARMABHOOMI EXPRESS — arrives on time only 8% of the time, typically 99 min late

How we grade this

Fares

Estimated from the published tables for 1,376 km. The exact fare is the one IRCTC shows at checkout.

Estimated fares by class for the 1,376 km between Ambala Cant Jn and Katihar Jn, priced for a Mail/Express train in General quota.
Class	Fare	Basis
SL Sleeper	₹630	from observed fares
3E AC 3 economy	₹1,533	from observed fares
3A AC 3 tier	₹1,633	from observed fares
2A AC 2 tier	₹2,331	from observed fares
1A AC first class	₹3,911	from observed fares

One adult, General quota, for the 1,376 km of this route, priced as a Mail/Express — the category 6 of the 8 trains above belong to. Which classes a particular train actually carries is not in our timetable, so this is what the distance costs in each class rather than a list of what is on any one train; the seat check below reads the real classes live. Every figure is an estimate confirmed at IRCTC checkout, never a quote, and flexi-fare trains are priced at the floor because occupancy pricing cannot be known before booking.

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