From the reservation chart for 22917 BDTS HW SF EXP, 585 berths are vacant between BDTS and HW, spread across 16 coaches. Each berth below shows how far along the route it stays empty.
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BDTS → HW 22917 · BDTS HW SF EXP
585 vacant berths
Entire journey Long Medium Short Very short
B1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till HW
23 vacant berths
19
Bay 3
Upper
Available
TPZ → HW (19 stations)
68
Bay 9
Lower
Available
BDTS → RTM (14 stations)
9
Bay 2
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
10
Bay 2
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
4
Bay 1
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
5
Bay 1
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
16
Bay 2
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
30
Bay 4
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
48
Bay 6
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
58
Bay 8
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
59
Bay 8
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
61
Bay 8
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
M2
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till HW
47 vacant berths
23
Bay 3
Side Lower
Available
GGC → HW (15 stations)
39
Bay 5
Side Lower
Available
BDTS → RTM (14 stations)
79
Bay 10
Side Lower
Available
FDB → HW (12 stations)
80
Bay 10
Side Upper
Available
FDB → HW (12 stations)
64
Bay 8
Side Upper
Available
HAN → HW (11 stations)
25
Bay 4
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
41
Bay 6
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
42
Bay 6
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
44
Bay 6
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
24
Bay 3
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
26
Bay 4
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
31
Bay 4
Side Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
S3
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till RTM
41 vacant berths
45
Bay 6
Middle
Available
BDTS → RTM (14 stations)
46
Bay 6
Upper
Available
BDTS → RTM (14 stations)
17
Bay 3
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
20
Bay 3
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
43
Bay 6
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
44
Bay 6
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
51
Bay 7
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
9
Bay 2
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
52
Bay 7
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
57
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
60
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
61
Bay 8
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
A2
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till RTM
39 vacant berths
38
Bay 7
Upper
Available
BDTS → RTM (14 stations)
40
Bay 7
Upper
Available
BDTS → RTM (14 stations)
18
Bay 3
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
19
Bay 4
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
20
Bay 4
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
21
Bay 4
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
42
Bay 7
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
49
Bay 9
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
50
Bay 9
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
5
Bay 1
Side Lower
Available
GGC → MTJ (9 stations)
25
Bay 5
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
26
Bay 5
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
M1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till HW
55 vacant berths
65
Bay 9
Lower
Available
FDB → HW (12 stations)
41
Bay 6
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
42
Bay 6
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
44
Bay 6
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
45
Bay 6
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
46
Bay 6
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
49
Bay 7
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
50
Bay 7
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
51
Bay 7
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
52
Bay 7
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
53
Bay 7
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
54
Bay 7
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
S6
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till HW
44 vacant berths
7
Bay 1
Side Lower
Available
FDB → HW (12 stations)
8
Bay 1
Side Upper
Available
FDB → HW (12 stations)
1
Bay 1
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
2
Bay 1
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
3
Bay 1
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
4
Bay 1
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
36
Bay 5
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
37
Bay 5
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
46
Bay 6
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
57
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
64
Bay 8
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
74
Bay 10
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
B4
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till HW
54 vacant berths
54
Bay 7
Upper
Available
HAN → HW (11 stations)
56
Bay 7
Side Upper
Available
HAN → HW (11 stations)
26
Bay 4
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
27
Bay 4
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
29
Bay 4
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
30
Bay 4
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
32
Bay 4
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
40
Bay 5
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
43
Bay 6
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
44
Bay 6
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
45
Bay 6
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
46
Bay 6
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
S5
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
61 vacant berths
35
Bay 5
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
36
Bay 5
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
37
Bay 5
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
38
Bay 5
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
49
Bay 7
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
52
Bay 7
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
53
Bay 7
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
57
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
58
Bay 8
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
59
Bay 8
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
60
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
65
Bay 9
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
S4
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
40 vacant berths
57
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
60
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
65
Bay 9
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
68
Bay 9
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
73
Bay 10
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
76
Bay 10
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
1
Bay 1
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
2
Bay 1
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
7
Bay 1
Side Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
61
Bay 8
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
62
Bay 8
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
64
Bay 8
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
B2
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
38 vacant berths
66
Bay 9
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
67
Bay 9
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
69
Bay 9
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
2
Bay 1
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
3
Bay 1
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
4
Bay 1
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
5
Bay 1
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
6
Bay 1
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
17
Bay 3
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
18
Bay 3
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
19
Bay 3
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
20
Bay 3
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
S1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
37 vacant berths
33
Bay 5
Lower
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
35
Bay 5
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
14
Bay 2
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
43
Bay 6
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
45
Bay 6
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
54
Bay 7
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
56
Bay 7
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
63
Bay 8
Side Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
70
Bay 9
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
72
Bay 9
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
73
Bay 10
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
74
Bay 10
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
B5
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
33 vacant berths
22
Bay 3
Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
14
Bay 2
Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
16
Bay 2
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
32
Bay 4
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
33
Bay 5
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
34
Bay 5
Middle
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
40
Bay 5
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
72
Bay 9
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
12
Bay 2
Lower
Available
BTE → HW (7 stations)
64
Bay 8
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → BL (7 stations)
17
Bay 3
Lower
Available
MTJ → HW (6 stations)
23
Bay 3
Side Lower
Available
MTJ → HW (6 stations)
S2
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
24 vacant berths
61
Bay 8
Middle
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
64
Bay 8
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → BRC (10 stations)
24
Bay 3
Side Upper
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
76
Bay 10
Lower
Available
BDTS → ST (9 stations)
11
Bay 2
Upper
Available
BDTS → BL (7 stations)
57
Bay 8
Lower
Available
BDTS → BH (6 stations)
B3
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
21 vacant berths
A1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till BRC
18 vacant berths
HA1
Longest vacant journey
Longest vacant till ST
10 vacant berths1 complete coupe
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.
No temporary vacant berths are currently available.
Vacancies may appear after upcoming stations or if the TTE allocates released berths.
Which classes empty out on 22917 BDTS HW SF EXP
Vacancy by travel class on 28 Oct 2026, BDTS to HW.
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.
Sleeper247
Third AC (3AC)169
AC 3 Economy102
Second AC (2AC)57
First AC (1AC)10
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 22917 reaches each of those stations, check its full schedule
and halts.
Vacant for most of the route1
Vacant for about half the route97
Vacant for a short stretch289
Vacant for a stop or two198
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.
Wed, 21 Oct 2026
114
14 coaches with vacancy
Wed, 14 Oct 2026
175
15 coaches with vacancy
Rake of 22917 BDTS HW SF EXP
Coach order as recorded from the chart, front of the train first.
S6S5S4S3S2S1M2M1B5B4B3B2B1A2A1HA1
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Classes you can find vacant on 22917 BDTS HW SF EXP
22917 BDTS HW SF EXP is made up of AC 3 Economy, 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 22917 BDTS HW SF EXP can be free for only part of the way
22917 BDTS HW SF EXP calls at 24 stations between BANDRA TERMINUS and HARIDWAR JN. 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 22917 BDTS HW SF EXP
The coach order for 22917 BDTS HW 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about vacant berths and chart preparation.
22917 BDTS HW SF EXP is composed of AC 3 Economy, 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 22917.