# Shri Shakti AC Express

The 22461 / 22462 Shri Shakti AC Superfast Express is a AC Superfast train run by Indian Railways between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway stations in India.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on 4 July 2014 flagged off this train from Katra Vaishno Devi while commissioning the 25-km-long Udhampur-Katra line, built at an estimated cost of Rs 1,132.75 crore.
At the function, the Prime Minister had named the train Shri Shakti Express and said such services are planned from major cities in the country. The Vaishno Devi shrine attracts about 10 million pilgrims annually. The Train started its regular commercial operations from July 14, 2014.
The train connectivity to Katra is part of the ambitious Kashmir rail link project marking region's rail connectivity with the rest of the country. The train traverses through eight tunnels and 29 minor bridges en route Udhampur – Katra track.

## Train info

| Train coaches | LHB rakes |
Shri Shakti AC Superfast Express :
| Locomotive | Luggage Brake & Generator Car | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | AC 3 Tier | Pantry car / Catering | AC 2 Tier | AC 2 Tier | AC 2 Tier | AC 2 Tier | AC 2 Tier | AC First Class | Luggage Brake & Generator Car |
| LOCO | EoG | B11 | B10 | B9 | B8 | B7 | B6 | B5 | B4 | B3 | B2 | B1 | PC | A5 | A4 | A3 | A2 | A1 | H1 | EoG |

## Route

The 22461/22462 Shri Shakti Express is an AC Superfast Express run by Indian Railways between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway stations in India.
Shri Shakti AC Express – 22461 :
| # | Station | Code | Average speed (km/h) | Zone | Address |
| 1 | New Delhi | NDLS | 100 | NR | Ajmeri Gate 110002, Delhi NCT |
| 2 | Ambala Cantonment Junction | UMB | 100 | NR | Ambala 133001, Haryana |
| 3 | Ludhiana Junction | LDH | 80 | NR | Ludhiana 141001, Punjab |
| 4 | Jalandhar Cantonment | JRC | 80 | NR | Jalandhar – 144001, Punjab |
| 5 | Pathankot Junction | PTKC | 60 | NR | Pathankot Cantt. (Distt. Pathankot) 145001 Ph;0186-2251594, Punjab |
| 6 | Jammu Tawi | JAT | 60 | NR | Jammu 180002, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 7 | Udhampur | UHP | 40 | NR | Udhampur 182101, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 8 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra | SVDK | 40 | NR | Distt – Reasi (JK) Pin – 182320, Jammu and Kashmir |
Shri Shakti AC Express – 22462 :
| # | Station | Code | Average speed )km/h) | Zone | Address |
| 1 | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra | SVDK | 40 | NR | Distt – Reasi (JK) Pin – 182320, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 2 | Udhampur | UHP | 40 | NR | Udhampur 182101, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 3 | Jammu Tawi | JAT | 60 | NR | Jammu 180002, Jammu and Kashmir |
| 4 | Pathankot Junction | JRC | 80 | NR | Jalandhar – 144001, Punjab |
| 5 | Jalandhar Cantonment | PTKC | 60 | NR | Pathankot Cantt. (Distt. Pathankot) 145001 Ph;0186-2251594, Punjab |
| 6 | Ludhiana Junction | LDH | 80 | NR | Ludhiana 141001, Punjab |
| 7 | Ambala Cantonment Junction | UMB | 100 | NR | Ambala 133001, Haryana |
| 8 | New Delhi | NDLS | 100 | NR | Ajmeri Gate 110002, Delhi NCT |

## Traction

Both trains are hauled by a Ghaziabad Loco Shed-based WAP-7 electric locomotive from New Delhi to SMVD Katra and vice versa.