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Train tickets to Rishikesh for Hemkund Sahib

Hemkund Sahib, at about 4,632 metres beside Hemkund lake, has no railway: sangats take the train to Rishikesh or Haridwar, then go about 275–300 km by road to Govindghat and trek 19 km. The season runs from late May to around October. We book the trains for families and sangats; registration on Uttarakhand's yatra portal is required.

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Getting there

The railhead for Hemkund Sahib

Yog Nagari Rishikesh (YNRK)

About 275–280 km by road to Govindghat. Many long-distance trains start and end here.

Haridwar (HW)

About 300 km by road to Govindghat, with the Dehradun Shatabdi and Vande Bharats from Delhi.

The trek

About 13 km from Govindghat to Ghangaria, then 6 km steep to the gurdwara. There is no overnight stay at the shrine.

Direct trains

Trains to Hemkund Sahib

Most sangats spend a night in Rishikesh before the road journey — we time the train for that.

  • Doon Express

    Howrah ↔ Rishikesh, via Patna and Lucknow

    First AC

    Daily — from Kolkata, Bihar and UP.

  • Kalinga Utkal Express

    Puri ↔ Rishikesh, via Delhi

    First AC

    Daily.

  • Yoga Express

    Sabarmati ↔ Rishikesh, via Jaipur and Delhi

    First AC (shared coach)

    Daily — from Ahmedabad and Jaipur.

  • Bandra–Haridwar Express

    Mumbai Bandra ↔ Haridwar

    First AC

    Daily — from Mumbai and Surat.

  • Dehradun Shatabdi

    New Delhi ↔ Dehradun, via Haridwar

    Executive · AC Chair Car

    Daily — the fast day train from Delhi.

  • Vande Bharat

    Anand Vihar ↔ Dehradun, via Haridwar

    Executive · AC Chair Car

    Six days a week.

From our desk

Booking a Hemkund Sahib yatra

  • The 2026 season closed around 10 October; the 2027 opening is usually announced for late May. Tell us your dates early and we'll be ready when booking opens.
  • Monsoon landslides can close the road — keep return trains flexible in July and August.
  • Uttarakhand has at times barred children and people over 60 in early-season snow; check the yatra portal before booking elders.
For sanghs and families

How we book a yatra group

Families, mandalis, sangats and company groups — the same care whatever the size.

  • Many PNRs, booked together

    Every booking holds up to six travellers — four on Tatkal — so a group is several bookings made together, with families kept side by side wherever the train allows.

  • Elders in the right berth

    First AC and 2A for elders who need comfort and lower berths, 3A and Sleeper where that suits the group. We ask about every traveller's needs before booking.

  • One list on WhatsApp

    Every PNR reaches the organiser on WhatsApp, with a list of who is in which coach and berth — ready to share with the group.

  • Each traveller counts

    Only a confirmed berth counts, passenger by passenger. Anyone left without one gets a 100% refund, even if the others travel.

  • Out, onward and home

    Many yatras link several places. We book every leg — out, between shrines and home — so the whole journey is planned before anyone sets off.

  • Invoices for trusts

    When a trust, mandal or company books, we issue a GST invoice.

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Our promise

Only a confirmed berth counts. RAC doesn't.

App guarantees treat RAC as a success: you share a berth overnight and they pay nothing. We don't. If we can't deliver a confirmed (CNF) berth, you get a 100% refund, no questions asked — usually the same day, and always within 48 hours of asking — or the alternative that suits you better.

Questions

Hemkund Sahib by train, answered

Is there a train to Hemkund Sahib?+

No — the nearest railheads are Rishikesh and Haridwar, about 275–300 km by road from Govindghat, where the 19 km trek begins.

Rishikesh or Haridwar?+

Rishikesh is slightly nearer and has direct trains from Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Delhi; Haridwar has the Shatabdi and Vande Bharats from Delhi and the daily train from Mumbai. We book whichever confirms.

Can you book the helicopter to Ghangaria?+

No — we book train tickets only. Helicopters and registration are through official channels.

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