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B6
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till SHAHDOL
55 vacant berths
31
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → SHAHDOL (10 stations)
32
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → SHAHDOL (10 stations)
49
Bay 7
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
52
Bay 7
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
10
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
11
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
13
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
27
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
28
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
29
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
30
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
33
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
B7
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till KATNI SOUTH
67 vacant berths
57
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
60
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
26
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
29
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
32
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
37
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
38
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
41
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
42
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
43
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
44
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
45
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
B3
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till KATNI SOUTH
51 vacant berths
57
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
13
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
15
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
16
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
49
Bay 7
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
52
Bay 7
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
66
Bay 9
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
67
Bay 9
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
32
Bay 4
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
51
Bay 7
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
53
Bay 7
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
54
Bay 7
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
A1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till KATNI SOUTH
48 vacant berths
47
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
39
Bay 7
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
49
Bay 9
Available
BHOPAL JN → ANUPPUR JN (6 stations)
4
Bay 1
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
6
Bay 1
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
19
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
20
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
21
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
23
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
24
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
45
Bay 8
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
38
Bay 7
Available
JABALPUR → PENDRA ROAD (4 stations)
B2
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till KATNI SOUTH
39 vacant berths
57
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
60
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
62
Bay 8
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
64
Bay 8
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
26
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
27
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
23
Bay 3
Available
TALCHER ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (4 stations)
53
Bay 7
Available
UJJAIN JN → PIPARIYA (4 stations)
54
Bay 7
Available
UJJAIN JN → PIPARIYA (4 stations)
36
Bay 5
Available
BILASPUR JN → JHARSUGUDA ROAD (3 stations)
37
Bay 5
Available
BILASPUR JN → JHARSUGUDA ROAD (3 stations)
42
Bay 6
Available
UJJAIN JN → ITARSI JN (3 stations)
A2
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till KATNI SOUTH
34 vacant berths
35
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
41
Bay 7
Available
VADODARA JN → KATNI SOUTH (9 stations)
43
Bay 8
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
45
Bay 8
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
30
Bay 5
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
15
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
46
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
47
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
48
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
50
Bay 9
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
37
Bay 7
Available
BHOPAL JN → KATNI SOUTH (4 stations)
39
Bay 7
Available
BHOPAL JN → KATNI SOUTH (4 stations)
B4
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till JABALPUR
60 vacant berths
33
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
36
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
29
Bay 4
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
30
Bay 4
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
32
Bay 4
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
34
Bay 5
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (7 stations)
4
Bay 1
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
18
Bay 3
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
69
Bay 9
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
70
Bay 9
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
7
Bay 1
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
27
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
B5
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till JABALPUR
58 vacant berths
57
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
60
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → JABALPUR (8 stations)
1
Bay 1
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
5
Bay 1
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
41
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
42
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
43
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
4
Bay 1
Available
BHOPAL JN → JABALPUR (3 stations)
9
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
11
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
12
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
49
Bay 7
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
B1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till PENDRA ROAD
58 vacant berths
20
Bay 3
Available
BHOPAL JN → PENDRA ROAD (7 stations)
52
Bay 7
Available
UJJAIN JN → KATNI SOUTH (6 stations)
60
Bay 8
Available
SAMBALPUR CITY → MALATIPATPUR (6 stations)
4
Bay 1
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
12
Bay 2
Available
ANUPPUR JN → RAIGARH (4 stations)
21
Bay 3
Available
JABALPUR → PENDRA ROAD (4 stations)
10
Bay 2
Available
BHOPAL JN → JABALPUR (3 stations)
17
Bay 3
Available
BHOPAL JN → JABALPUR (3 stations)
25
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
26
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
27
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
28
Bay 4
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
S7
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till CHAMPA JN
57 vacant berths
42
Bay 6
Available
JABALPUR → CHAMPA JN (6 stations)
43
Bay 6
Available
JABALPUR → CHAMPA JN (6 stations)
1
Bay 1
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
3
Bay 1
Available
JABALPUR → BILASPUR JN (5 stations)
5
Bay 1
Available
JABALPUR → BILASPUR JN (5 stations)
6
Bay 1
Available
JABALPUR → BILASPUR JN (5 stations)
20
Bay 3
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
33
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
34
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
36
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
37
Bay 5
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
41
Bay 6
Available
KATNI SOUTH → CHAMPA JN (5 stations)
S4
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till ITARSI JN
50 vacant berths
43
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → ITARSI JN (6 stations)
45
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → ITARSI JN (6 stations)
74
Bay 10
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
52
Bay 7
Available
KATNI SOUTH → BILASPUR JN (4 stations)
54
Bay 7
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → DHENKANAL (4 stations)
58
Bay 8
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → DHENKANAL (4 stations)
59
Bay 8
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → DHENKANAL (4 stations)
64
Bay 8
Available
JHARSUGUDA ROAD → DHENKANAL (4 stations)
75
Bay 10
Available
TALCHER ROAD → MALATIPATPUR (4 stations)
19
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
23
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
24
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
S5
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till ITARSI JN
35 vacant berths
57
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → ITARSI JN (6 stations)
60
Bay 8
Available
VADODARA JN → ITARSI JN (6 stations)
65
Bay 9
Available
VADODARA JN → ITARSI JN (6 stations)
68
Bay 9
Available
VADODARA JN → ITARSI JN (6 stations)
16
Bay 2
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
67
Bay 9
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
70
Bay 9
Available
ANGUL → MALATIPATPUR (5 stations)
73
Bay 10
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
76
Bay 10
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
32
Bay 4
Available
DHENKANAL → MALATIPATPUR (3 stations)
47
Bay 6
Available
VADODARA JN → UJJAIN JN (3 stations)
51
Bay 7
Available
DHENKANAL → MALATIPATPUR (3 stations)
S3
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BHOPAL JN
59 vacant berths
18
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
19
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
20
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
21
Bay 3
Available
VADODARA JN → BHOPAL JN (5 stations)
42
Bay 6
Available
JABALPUR → BILASPUR JN (5 stations)
6
Bay 1
Available
JABALPUR → PENDRA ROAD (4 stations)
S6
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till MALATIPATPUR
58 vacant berths
S1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till MALATIPATPUR
46 vacant berths
S2
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till UJJAIN JN
66 vacant berths
Vacancy information is based on the reservation chart. Vacant berths may be allocated later. Occupy a berth only if permitted by the TTE or under applicable railway rules.
Which classes empty out on 22909 BL PURI SF EXP
Vacancy by travel class on 15 Oct 2026, VADODARA JN to MALATIPATPUR. A train's class mix is a property of the train, so this is the shape you can expect to see again — the counts, of course, move run to run.
How far the vacant berths actually last
A berth booked from an intermediate station is empty until someone boards. This is the difference between a berth you could hold to your destination and one that frees up for two stops. To see when 22909 reaches each of those stations, check its full schedule and halts.
Other runs we hold
Measured over the full route, so these stay comparable with each other whatever you have selected above. Raw chart data is kept for the last few runs only, so this is a short window rather than a season.
Thu, 22 Oct 2026
814
16 coaches with vacancy
Thu, 8 Oct 2026
408
16 coaches with vacancy
Rake of 22909 BL PURI SF EXP
Coach order as recorded from the chart, front of the train first.
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
B1
B2
B3
B4
B5
B6
B7
A1
A2
Classes you can find vacant on 22909 BL PURI SF EXP
22909 BL PURI SF EXP is made up of Second AC, Sleeper and Third AC coaches. Only these classes can ever show a vacancy here, and a berth that is free in one of them tells you nothing about the others — each class is charted separately.
Where a whole cabin or coupe falls vacant it is called out separately below, which is worth looking for if you are travelling as a family or need the berths together.
Why a berth on 22909 BL PURI SF EXP can be free for only part of the way
22909 BL PURI SF EXP calls at 24 stations between VALSAD and MALATIPATPUR. Every one of them is a point at which somebody boards or gets down, so a berth booked only as far as an intermediate station reads as vacant for the rest of the run. That is why each berth below shows how far it stays empty rather than a plain vacant-or-booked flag, and why setting your own boarding and deboarding stations changes what you see.
Using the coach order of 22909 BL PURI SF EXP
The coach order for 22909 BL PURI SF EXP is listed above as we last recorded it from a chart. Reading it alongside the vacant berths tells you where on the platform to stand, since the coaches are numbered from the engine — useful when a berth frees up only from a station partway along and you have to find it after boarding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about vacant berths and chart preparation.
22909 BL PURI SF EXP is composed of Second AC, Sleeper and Third AC. A vacancy can only appear in a class the train actually carries, and each class is charted on its own, so a free seat in one says nothing about availability in another.
A berth is often booked for just one leg. With 24 intermediate stations on this route, a passenger may occupy it from partway along, leaving it empty until then. Set your boarding and deboarding stations above and the list narrows to berths free across your stretch.
It can. Railways alter rakes, and the order shown here is what we recorded the last time we read a prepared chart for this train. Treat it as a strong guide rather than a guarantee, and check the coach indicator boards at the station.
No. A vacant berth is simply an empty berth in the chart. Occupy a berth only if the TTE allocates it to you or if it is permitted under railway rules. This page only shows information; it does not assign or reserve any berth.
No. This is a free independent tool that reads the publicly available reservation chart and presents it more clearly. It does not book, reserve or allocate berths, and it is not affiliated with Indian Railways or IRCTC.
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Quick guide
Entire journey
Green berths stay vacant end-to-end — the most useful seats.
Partly vacant
Yellow / orange / red berths empty only up to a certain station.
Complete cabin / coupe
All berths of a bay or coupe are free — ideal for families.
Seat-switching plan
Travel end-to-end by changing berths when none is free the whole way.
When is the chart prepared?
Vacant berths only appear once the chart is out. See exactly when that happens for 22909.
Chart time for 22909Where will your coach stop?
Coach order and position from the engine for 22909 BL PURI SF EXP.
Coach position