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SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR 26403 · VANDE BHARAT EXP
93 vacant berths
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11
Bay 2
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
12
Bay 2
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
13
Bay 2
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
16
Bay 2
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
17
Bay 2
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
18
Bay 2
S
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SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
21
Bay 3
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
22
Bay 3
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
31
Bay 4
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
32
Bay 4
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
33
Bay 4
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
41
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
6
Bay 1
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
7
Bay 1
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
8
Bay 1
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
9
Bay 1
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
3
Bay 1
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
5
Bay 1
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
10
Bay 2
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
35
Bay 4
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
78
Bay 8
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
61
Bay 7
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
62
Bay 7
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
63
Bay 7
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
65
Bay 7
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
37
Bay 4
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
40
Bay 5
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
59
Bay 6
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
11
Bay 2
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
23
Bay 3
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
24
Bay 3
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
72
Bay 8
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
39
Bay 4
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
74
Bay 8
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
28
Bay 3
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
46
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
47
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
48
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
70
Bay 8
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
5
Bay 1
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
71
Bay 8
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
72
Bay 8
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
73
Bay 8
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
74
Bay 8
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
1
Bay 1
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
39
Bay 4
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
3
Bay 1
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
4
Bay 1
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
77
Bay 8
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
44
Bay 5
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
49
Bay 5
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
60
Bay 7
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
31
Bay 4
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
32
Bay 4
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
43
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
46
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
1
Bay 1
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
49
Bay 5
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
22
Bay 3
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
23
Bay 3
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
38
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
39
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
21
Bay 3
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
78
Bay 8
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
65
Bay 7
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
40
Bay 5
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
41
Bay 5
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
17
Bay 2
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
66
Bay 7
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
23
Bay 3
S
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
24
Bay 3
W
Available
SHMATA VD KATRA → SRINAGAR (2 stations)
11
Bay 2
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
12
Bay 2
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
28
Bay 3
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
62
Bay 7
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
70
Bay 8
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
71
Bay 8
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
72
Bay 8
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
16
Bay 2
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
17
Bay 2
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
35
Bay 4
W
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
36
Bay 4
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
37
Bay 4
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
38
Bay 4
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
3
Bay 1
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
71
Bay 8
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
13
Bay 2
S
Available
BANIHAL → SRINAGAR (1 station)
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 26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP

Vacancy by travel class on 27 Oct 2026, SHMATA VD KATRA to SRINAGAR. 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.

AC Chair Car 86
Exec Chair Car 7

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 26403 reaches each of those stations, check its full schedule and halts.

Vacant the entire journey 57
Vacant for about half the route 36

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.

Mon, 26 Oct 2026
60
16 coaches with vacancy
Sun, 25 Oct 2026
60
15 coaches with vacancy

Rake of 26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP

Coach order as recorded from the chart, front of the train first.

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 E1 E2 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C18

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Classes you can find vacant on 26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP

26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP is made up of AC Chair Car and Executive Chair Car 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.

This is a seated train, so what frees up is a seat rather than a berth, and there are no cabins or coupes to fall vacant together. Position matters less than on a sleeper: what counts is how far along the route the seat stays empty.

Why a berth on 26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP can be free for only part of the way

With only 3 intermediate stops between JAMMU TAWI and SRINAGAR, 26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP offers few points at which a berth can change hands. Most of what falls vacant on this train tends to stay vacant a long way, so the distinction between a berth free end-to-end and one free part-way matters less here.

Using the coach order of 26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP

The coach order for 26403 VANDE BHARAT 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.

26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP is composed of AC Chair Car and Executive Chair Car. 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 3 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 26403.

Chart time for 26403
Where will your coach stop?

Coach order and position from the engine for 26403 VANDE BHARAT EXP.

Coach position
Running days and timings

Station-by-station timings for 26403 on one timeline.

Full schedule
Booking Tatkal?

The exact minute the Tatkal window opens for 26403.

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