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{{Infobox rail service
| name = Rishikesh Jammu Tawi Hemkunt Express
| image= Hemkunt Express.JPG
| caption =
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express]]
| states = [[Uttarakhand]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Haryana]], [[Punjab]], [[Jammu and Kashmir]]
| first = '''{{start date and age|df=yes|2015|9|9}}'''<ref name="profile">{{cite web|title=List of the trains announced in the Railway Budget 2014-15 which would serve the State of Jammu & Kashmir and status of implementation|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=126640|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=4 September 2015}}</ref>{{small|(extended to {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}})}}
| last =
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| ridership =
| start = {{stnlnk|Rishikesh}}
| stops = 21
| end = {{stnlnk|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra}}
| distance = {{convert|558|km|0|abbr=on}}
| journey time = 12 hours 10 minutes as 14609 {{stnlnk|Rishikesh}}–{{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} Hemkunt Express, 13 hours 25 minutes as 14610 Jammu Tawi–Rishikesh Hemkunt Express
| frequency = Daily
| class = AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class seating
| seating = Yes
| sleeping = Yes
| autorack =
| catering = No [[pantry car]] attached
| observation =
| entertainment =
| baggage =
| other facilities=
| stock = Standard [[Indian Railways]] coaches
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676mm|allk=on}}
| el =
| train number = 14609 / 14610
| speed = {{convert|110|km/h|0|abbr=on}} maximum <br/>{{convert|43.62|km/h|0|abbr=on}}, including halts
| map =
| map_state =
}}

The 14609/10 {{stnlnk|Rishikesh}}–[[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station|Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]] '''Hemkunt Express''' is an [[Express trains in India|Express]] train belonging to [[Indian Railways]] – [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]] zone that runs between Rishikesh and Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra in India.

It operates as train number 14609 from Rishikesh to Shri Mata Vaisno Devi Katra and as train number 14610 in the reverse direction.

It is named after the [[Hemkunt|Hemkunt Sahib]], a holy place in the Sikh religion.

==Coaches==

The Hemkunt Express presently has 2 AC 2 tier, 3 AC 3 tier, 10 Sleeper Class, 4 Second Class seating & 2 SLR (Seating cum Luggage Rake) coaches.

As with most train services in India, coach composition may be amended at the discretion of [[Indian Railways]] depending on demand.

==Service==

The 14609/10 [[Rishikesh]] {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} Hemkunt Express covers the distance of 558 kilometres in 12 hours 10 mins as 14609 Rishikesh–Jammu Tawi Hemkunt Express (45.86 km/hr) & in 13 hrs 25 mins as 14610 Jammu Tawi–Rishikesh Hemkunt Express (41.59 km/hr).

==Schedule==

Both the trains runs daily for both the direction and reach next day to the destination station.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Train number !! Station code !! Departure station !! Departure time !! Arrival station !! Arrival time
|-
| 14609 || RKSH || Rishikesh || 4:20 PM || Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra || 6:30 AM
|-
| 14610 || SVDK || Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra || 4:20 PM || Rishikesh || 8:35 AM
|}

==Routeing==

The Hemkunt Express runs via [[Haridwar railway station|Haridwar Junction]], {{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment}}, {{stnlnk|Ludhiana}}, [[Pathankot]] to {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} to [[Udhampur railway station|Udhampur station]] and finally halting at the newly made Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station.

==Traction==

[[WDP-4D]] of Tughlkhabad shed hauls the train in entire journey. Railway works to give [[WAP-7]] to the train as soon as possible.

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in |title=Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger reservation Enquiry |publisher=indianrail.gov.in |access-date=2014-05-30 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408180437/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ |archivedate=8 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irctc.co.in|title=IRCTC Online Passenger Reservation System|publisher=irctc.co.in|access-date=2014-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/|archive-date=3 March 2007|url-status=dead}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org|title=[IRFCA] Welcome to IRFCA.org, the home of IRFCA on the internet.|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=2014-05-30}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hemkunt-express-derails/article1-1102390.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328170150/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hemkunt-express-derails/article1-1102390.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 March 2014|title=Hemkunt Express derails|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=2014-05-30|date=2013-08-02}}
*{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/railways-moots-proposal-to-double-number-of-coaches-on-amritsarharidwar-shatabdi/|title=Railways moots proposal to double number of coaches on Amritsar–Haridwar Shatabdi|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2014-05-30|date=2011-08-25}}

{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:Transport in Rishikesh]]
[[Category:Express trains in India]]

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