Train tickets to Mathura for Vrindavan & Braj
Mathura, revered as Krishna's birthplace, is a main-line junction where the Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Chennai routes meet — so it has better trains than most pilgrimage stations, including the August Kranti Rajdhani. Vrindavan, about 11 km away, no longer has trains since its branch line closed in 2023. We book the trains for families and groups visiting Mathura, Vrindavan, Govardhan and Barsana.
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The railhead for Mathura & Vrindavan
Mathura Junction (MTJ)
The railhead for all of Braj — Vrindavan is about 11 km by road, Govardhan about 23 km and Barsana about 40 km.
Vrindavan station
No trains since the branch line closed in March 2023 — ignore older guides that list it.
Trains to Mathura & Vrindavan
Two trunk lines meet at Mathura, so trains arrive from almost every part of India.
August Kranti Rajdhani
Mumbai Central ↔ Hazrat Nizamuddin, via Mathura
First AC · 2A · 3A
Daily — from Mumbai, Surat and Delhi.
Bhopal Shatabdi
New Delhi ↔ Rani Kamalapati (Bhopal), via Mathura
Executive · AC Chair Car
Daily — the fast day train from Delhi.
Golden Temple Mail & Paschim Express
Mumbai Bandra ↔ Amritsar, via Mathura
First AC
Daily — more First AC from Mumbai.
Grand Trunk Express
Chennai ↔ Delhi, via Mathura
First AC
Daily — from Chennai.
Karnataka & Telangana Expresses
Bengaluru / Hyderabad ↔ New Delhi, via Mathura
First AC
Daily — from Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
From Indore
Indore–New Delhi Intercity and Malwa Express
First AC
Daily.
Booking a Mathura & Vrindavan yatra
- Holi 2027 falls on 22–23 March, with Lathmar Holi in Barsana and Nandgaon in the days before. Braj is packed — book the morning booking opens.
- Janmashtami is 25 August 2027, and Mudiya Purnima (Guru Purnima, July) brings the Govardhan parikrama crowds, when Railways adds extra halts.
- From Delhi, the Bhopal Shatabdi and the Kota Jan Shatabdi are the comfortable day options.
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.
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.
Mathura & Vrindavan by train, answered
Is there a train to Vrindavan?+
No — the Vrindavan branch line closed in March 2023. Take a train to Mathura Junction, about 11 km away by road.
Does the Rajdhani stop at Mathura?+
Yes — the August Kranti Rajdhani between Mumbai Central and Hazrat Nizamuddin stops at Mathura daily, with First AC.
When is Holi in Mathura and Vrindavan in 2027?+
Holi falls on 22–23 March 2027, with Lathmar Holi in Barsana and Nandgaon in the days just before. Trains that week fill very early.
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