Live seat availability, post-charting vacant berths, and Smart Seats split-booking options for travel from MTC to BSB.
Two proven booking strategies when direct tickets are sold out or on Waitlist.
When tickets from MTC to BSB show REGRET, Indian Railways locks the full route. LastBerth scans intermediate station pairs on this exact train to find contiguous confirmed berths so you travel on the same train without switching coaches.
When 1st reservation charts are prepared (typically 4 hours before departure), unallotted Tatkal and quota seats are released to the public as CURR_AVBL. Check Chart Vacancy right after charting to book immediately on IRCTC.
Intermediate stations on Vande Bharat Exp (22490) where split segments can be booked.
| # | Station | Arrival | Departure | Halt | Distance | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meerut CityMTC | — | 06:35 | — | 0 km | |
| 2 | HapurHPU | 07:08 | 07:10 | — | 30 km | |
| 3 | MoradabadMB | 08:35 | 08:40 | — | 134 km | |
| 4 | BareillyBE | 09:56 | 09:58 | — | 224 km | |
| 5 | Lucknow NrLKO | 13:40 | 13:50 | — | 459 km | |
| 6 | Ayodhya Dham JnAY | 15:46 | 15:48 | — | 594 km | |
| 7 | Varanasi JnBSB | 18:25 | — | — | 783 km |
When direct tickets on Vande Bharat Exp show REGRET, use LastBerth Smart Seats to search for contiguous split-segments on the same train (e.g., MTC to Kanpur + Kanpur to BSB).