Lucknow Shatabdi tickets
The Swarna Shatabdi is the premium day train between New Delhi and Lucknow, running daily with Kanpur on the way. Officials and business travellers choose it when an overnight journey would cost them the next morning.
- Classes
- CCEC
- From
- New Delhi (NDLS)
- To
- Lucknow Junction (LJN)
Daytime · chair car and executive chair car · the Swarna Shatabdi, runs daily
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Chair car and executive chair car. EC is the quieter, roomier option business travellers favour, and it tends to hold availability longer than CC. For a family trip CC is fine — but around festivals, book it early.
Comparing every train on this corridor, not just the Lucknow Shatabdi?
All Delhi to Lucknow trains →Who travels the Lucknow Shatabdi, and when
Weekday government and business travel in both directions, with families adding to it around Diwali, Holi and the summer holidays. Kanpur passengers use the same seats, so the Lucknow end fills faster than a Delhi–Lucknow search alone suggests.
Booking the Lucknow Shatabdi without getting caught out
- Travelling to Kanpur rather than Lucknow? Tell us — availability for part of the route can differ.
- It also stops at Ghaziabad, which is handy from East Delhi and Noida — but check the quota there before choosing it over New Delhi.
- When the Shatabdi is full, an overnight AC train on the same corridor frees up your working day at both ends.
Tatkal on the Lucknow Shatabdi
The AC window opens at 10:00 and Sleeper at 11:00, one day before travel. On a service this contested it is decided in seconds — our desk is at the terminal for it every day.
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What our customers say
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Lucknow Shatabdi, answered
Does the Lucknow Shatabdi run every day?+
Yes, the Swarna Shatabdi runs daily between New Delhi and Lucknow Junction, with Kanpur among its stops.
Can I board the Lucknow Shatabdi at Ghaziabad?+
It does stop at Ghaziabad, which saves East Delhi and Noida travellers the run to New Delhi. Because Ghaziabad is a stop along the way, the seats released there can differ from New Delhi's — we check which gives you the better chance before booking.
Lucknow Junction or Charbagh?+
Lucknow Junction sits right beside Charbagh station, so for most travellers it arrives in the same part of the city.