12473 Gandhidham BG - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express Time Table
- Departs
- 09:35
- Gandhidham BG GIMB
- Arrives
- 17:50 day 2
- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra SVDK
- Journey
- 32h 15m
- 2033 km · 31 stops
12473 Gandhidham BG - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express leaves Gandhidham BG (GIMB) at 09:35 and reaches Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK) at 17:50 on day 2 of the run. The booked run is 2033 km in 32h 15m, with 31 stops including both ends. It is the only train this timetable version books from Gandhidham BG (GIMB) through to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (SVDK).
12473 at a glance
| Runs on | Sat |
|---|---|
| Calendar row for this train | to — beyond 2026-09-30, so not a date we stand behind |
| Timetable version covers | to |
| Average speed | 63.0 km/h including halts — ours (how) |
| Type | Express · Express |
| Reservation | Reserved (PRS) train. 12473 is a 1-, 2- or 8-series number: those are reserved. (how we decide) |
Time table and route
| Station | Arrives | Departs | Halt | Km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIMB Gandhidham BG | start | 09:35 | — | 0 |
| SIOB Samakhiali B G | 10:17 | 10:19 | 2m | 53 |
| DHG Dhrangadhra | 11:45 | 11:47 | 2m | 170 |
| VG Viramgam Jn | 12:55 | 12:57 | 2m | 235 |
| ADI Ahmedabad Jn | 14:10 | 14:20 | 10m | 301 |
| ND Nadiad Jn | 15:19 | 15:21 | 2m | 346 |
| ANND Anand Jn | 15:43 | 15:45 | 2m | 365 |
| CYI Chhayapuri | 16:22 | 16:27 | 5m | 396 |
| GDA Godhra Jn | 17:12 | 17:14 | 2m | 462 |
| DHD Dahod | 18:00 | 18:02 | 2m | 534 |
| MGN Meghnagar | 18:26 | 18:28 | 2m | 567 |
| BMI Bamnia | 19:00 | 19:02 | 2m | 602 |
| RTM Ratlam Jn | 19:45 | 19:55 | 10m | 647 |
| NAD Nagda Jn | 20:46 | 20:48 | 2m | 688 |
| VMA Vikramgarh Alot | 21:13 | 21:15 | 2m | 728 |
| SGZ Shamgarh | 21:43 | 21:45 | 2m | 780 |
| RMA Ramganj Mandi Junction | 22:23 | 22:25 | 2m | 841 |
| KOTA Kota Jn | 23:15 | 23:25 | 10m | 913 |
| SWM Sawai Madhopur Jn | 00:33 +1 | 00:35 +1 | 2m | 1021 |
| MTJ Mathura Jn | 03:10 +1 | 03:15 +1 | 5m | 1237 |
| NZM Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn | 05:03 +1 | 05:05 +1 | 2m | 1371 |
| NDLS New Delhi | 05:25 +1 | 05:40 +1 | 15m | 1378 |
| PNP Panipat Jn | 07:13 +1 | 07:15 +1 | 2m | 1467 |
| UMB Ambala Cantt Jn | 08:47 +1 | 08:52 +1 | 5m | 1576 |
| LDH Ludhiana Jn | 10:18 +1 | 10:25 +1 | 7m | 1690 |
| JRC Jalandhar Cantt | 11:13 +1 | 11:16 +1 | 3m | 1742 |
| PTKC Pathankot Cantt | 13:00 +1 | 13:03 +1 | 3m | 1855 |
| MSKT MSKT Kathua | 13:31 +1 | 13:33 +1 | 2m | 1879 |
| JAT Jammutavi | 14:50 +1 | 14:55 +1 | 5m | 1955 |
| MCTM Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan | 16:33 +1 | 16:35 +1 | 2m | 2008 |
| SVDK Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra | 17:50 +1 | end | — | 2033 |
What 12473’s schedule looks like
Its longest run without a stop is 216 km and 2h 35m from Sawai Madhopur Jn (SWM) to Mathura Jn (MTJ). The next longest is 134 km and 1h 48m from Mathura Jn (MTJ) to Hazrat Nizamuddin Jn (NZM).
At 22:00 it is between Shamgarh (SGZ) and Ramganj Mandi Junction (RMA), and at 06:00 on day 2 of the run it is between New Delhi (NDLS) and Panipat Jn (PNP).
9 of its 29 intermediate stops are booked for five minutes or more, the longest of them 15 minutes at New Delhi (NDLS), 10 minutes at Ahmedabad Jn (ADI), 10 minutes at Ratlam Jn (RTM), 10 minutes at Kota Jn (KOTA), 7 minutes at Ludhiana Jn (LDH). The briefest stop is 2 minutes at Samakhiali B G (SIOB).
The run crosses midnight before Sawai Madhopur Jn (SWM); every later time carries a day marker.
It passes its own halfway mark of 1016 km at Sawai Madhopur Jn (SWM), stop number 19 of 31, and is booked to stand at its stops for 114 minutes in all, 6% of the 32h 15m journey.
Its quickest booked leg is Vikramgarh Alot (VMA) to Shamgarh (SGZ), 52 km at an average of 111 km/h.
After Gandhidham BG it calls first at Samakhiali B G (SIOB), Dhrangadhra (DHG), Viramgam Jn (VG), Ahmedabad Jn (ADI) and Nadiad Jn (ND).
Its last stops before Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra are Jalandhar Cantt (JRC), Pathankot Cantt (PTKC), MSKT Kathua (MSKT), Jammutavi (JAT) and Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan (MCTM).
Its stops are not evenly spread: 17 of the 29 fall in the first half of the distance and 12 in the second.
The busiest stations on its route are New Delhi (NDLS), where 335 trains call, Ratlam Jn (RTM), where 301 trains call, Ahmedabad Jn (ADI), where 298 trains call.
At NDLS it is booked in at 05:25 and away again at 05:40, 1378 km into the run.
Other trains that share 12473’s route
From 12473’s halt rows, not its name. Trains without a page here are left out.
- 12475 Hapa - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express — HAPA to SVDK, 28 stations in common with 12473
- 12471 Bandra Terminus - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Swaraj Express — BDTS to SVDK, 21 stations in common with 12473
- 12925 Bandra Terminus - Amritsar Paschim Express — BDTS to ASR, 16 stations in common with 12473
- 12903 Bandra Terminus - Amritsar Golden Temple — BDTS to ASR, 13 stations in common with 12473
Reservation chart and seat availability
12473 is booked out of Gandhidham BG at 09:35, which puts it under rule RB-16.12.2025-A: its first reservation chart is expected at about 20:00 on the day before the journey. How we work this out.
It assumes 12473 is charted at Gandhidham BG. The rule is press-reported: no circular number has been located, and the first report covered one zone. Preparation can be later. The circulars, the second chart and what is still unsettled.
Check live seat availability for 12473 — Gandhidham BG to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, fetched when you ask and never stored here (how).
Where this came from
Every time and distance above is read from timetable version , and from nothing else. Where the timetable data comes from.
The 20:00 above comes from a published railway order, worked out, never observed.