Northern Railway will operate two festival special trains between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra during the festive season. The trains will depart from New Delhi on October 9, 16, and return on October 10, 17.
In response to the anticipated increase in passenger traffic during the festive season, Northern Railway has announced the operation of two trips of reserved festival special trains between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. The first train, Train No. 04083, will depart from New Delhi at 2 PM on October 9 and 16, reaching Katra at 3 AM the next day. The return train, 04084 Katra-New Delhi, will leave Katra at 10 AM on October 10 and 17, arriving in New Delhi at 11:30 PM the same day.
The 655-km journey will consist of 22 LHB coaches, making stops at Sonipat, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt, Dhandari Kalan, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Kathua, Jammu Tawi and Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan stations. It is worth noting that another special service, Train Nos. 04081/04082, is already operational and will continue till October 26.
According to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu, Uchit Singhal, the services have been introduced to cater to the growing number of devotees visiting Mata Vaishno Devi during the festive season. He encourages passengers to book tickets in advance.
Source:
Akashvani News
