Hello, welcome to the forum!
Overview
The distance between Delhi and Jammu is about 590 kilometres. By car, it can take around 10 to 12 hours to cover this distance. With rail journey, it can take a bit longer, even reaching around 14 hours at the most. When choosing for trains running between Delhi and Jammu, you would have three options for waiting list quotas, namely, Remote Location Waiting List (RLWL), General Waiting List (GNWL) and Pooled Quota Waiting List (PQWL). Out of these three waiting list quotas, it's best to choose the General Waiting List one, because you'd have a higher number of seats to choose from. Also, if ever you get a waitlisted ticket, the chances of being confirmed is higher too as compared to the other quotas. In this guide, we would highlight which trains have this type of quota that you can take from Delhi to Jammu.
Delhi to Jammu Trains with GNWL Quota
| Train Name and Number | Departure Station - Time | Arrival Station - Time | Schedule | Journey Duration |
| Shalimar Express Train No. 14645 | Old Delhi Junction - 15:50 | Jammu Tawi - 5:25 | Daily | 13 Hours and 35 Minutes |
| New Delhi Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express Train No. 12425 | New Delhi - 20:40 | Jammu Tawi - 5:45 | Daily | 9 Hours and 5 Minutes |
| Rourkela Jammu Tawi Express Train No. 18109 | Old Delhi Junction - 22:00 | Jammu Tawi - 14:10 | Daily | 16 Hours and 10 Minutes |
| Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jammu Tawi Duronto Express Train No. 12265 | Delhi Sarai Rohilla - 22:15 | Jammu Tawi - 7:25 | Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays | 9 Hours and 10 Minutes |
| Delhi Sarai Rohilla Udhampur AC Express Train No. 22401 | Delhi Sarai Rohilla - 22:15 | Jammu Tawi - 7:20 | Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays | 9 Hours and 5 Minutes |
| Anand Vihar Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Fare Train No. 04401 | Anand Vihar Terminal - 22:20 | Jammu Tawi - 10:40 | Mondays and Fridays | 12 Hours and 20 Minutes |
These are all the trains from Delhi to Jammu that has the General Waiting List (GNWL) quota. A total of six trains have this type of quota and they depart from different stations in Delhi, namely, the New Delhi Railway Station, Old Delhi Junction Railway Station, Delhi Sarai Rohilla Railway Station and Anand Vihar Terminal Railway Station. They all arrive in the Jammu Tawi Railway Station, the main railway station serving Jammu. Another train, the Mumbai Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Special Fare AC Train No. 09021, also has a GNWL quota but the seat availability isn't available online.
Delhi to Jammu Trains with GNWL Quota (Classes and Number of Seats)
| Train Name and Number | Sleeper Class (SL) | AC Third Class (3A) | AC Second Class (2A) | AC First Class (1A) |
| Shalimar Express Train No. 14645 | 255 Seats | 103 Seats | 69 Seats | 16 Seats |
| New Delhi Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express Train No. 12425 | - | 349 Seats | 93 Seats | 13 Seats |
| Rourkela Jammu Tawi Express Train No. 18109 | 146 Seats | 26 Seats | 10 Seats | - |
| Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jammu Tawi Duronto Express Train No. 12265 | 349 Seats | 212 Seats | 9 Seats | 14 Seats |
| Delhi Sarai Rohilla Udhampur AC Express Train No. 22401 | - | 405 Seats | 139 Seats | 20 Seats |
| Anand Vihar Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Fare Train No. 04401 | 532 Seats | - | - | - |
These are the available number of seats for each class in train, except for the General class or II. The Shalimar Express Train No. 14645 has 255 seats in the Sleeper Class, 103 seats in the AC Third Class, 69 seats in the AC Second Class and 16 seats in the AC First Class. The New Delhi Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express Train No. 12425 doesn't have a Sleeper Class, but it has 349 seats in the AC Third Class, 93 seats in the AC Second Class and 13 seats in the AC First Class. The Rourkela Jammu Tawi Express Train No. 18109 has 146 seats in the Sleeper Class, 26 seats in the AC Third Class and 10 seats in the AC Second Class but doesn't have an AC First Class seating. The Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jammu Tawi Duronto Express Train No. 12265 has 349 seats in the Sleeper Class, 212 seats in the AC Third Class, 9 seats in the AC Second Class and 14 seats in the AC First Class. The Delhi Sarai Rohilla Udhampur AC Express Train No. 22401 doesn't have a Sleeper Class but it has 405 seats in the AC Third Class, 139 seats in the AC Second Class and 20 seats in the AC First Class. Last, the Anand Vihar Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Fare Train No. 04401 only has Sleeper Class seats, which are 532 in number.
Delhi to Jammu Tawi Trains - Comparison of Seat Availability of GNWL, RLWL and PQWL Quotas
| Train Name and Number | Quota | Sleeper Class (SL) | AC Third Class (3A) | AC Second Class (2A) | AC First Class (1A) |
| Shalimar Express Train No. 14645 | GNWL | 255 Seats | 103 Seats | 69 Seats | 16 Seats |
| Navyug Express Train No. 16687 | RLWL | 63 Seats | 4 Seats | 2 Seats | - |
| Jammu Mail Train No. 14033 | PQWL | 30 Seats | 18 Seats | 10 Seats | 4 Seats |
This is a comparison of the seat numbers of different classes of trains with different quotas. It's evident that the GNWL quota type of train has the highest number of seats. You could see major gaps especially when it comes to the Sleeper Class of trains, where the Shalimar Express Train No. 14645 (GNWL) has about 255 seats while the Navyug Express Train No. 16687 (RLWL) has 63 seats only and the Jammu Mail Train No. 14033 (PQWL) has 30 seats only.
Delhi to Jammu Trains with GNWL Quota (Sample Availability)
Here is the seat availability for the date February 28, 2017 for trains from Delhi to Jammu. As you can see, the Shalimar Express Train No. 14645, a GNWL quota train, has most of its classes of seats available. There's also the Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jammu Tawi Duronto Express Train No. 12265 which still has many seats available for this date. You could also see that most RLWL and PQWL quota trains have their seats already booked and you'd be under the waiting list if you book a seat from them.
Conclusion
This guide highlights the trains with the highest number of seats and best seat availability from Delhi to Jammu. As much as possible, choose GNWL quota trains as they have higher number of seats as compared to other quotas. Also, even if you get a waitlisted ticket, you have higher chances of getting confirmed if you have a GNWL quota train. I hope this helps!
