Whenever you want to travel somewhere, perhaps you also choose Indian trains. Actually, for long routes and comfortable travel, people like to travel by train. Apart from comfort seats, it also has AC facilities, toilet facilities, and catering facilities. In this context, if you are planning to visit Mata Vaishno Devi on the occasion of Navratri, then Northern Railway has prepared something special for you. Yes, news is being received that Northern Railway is going to run some special trains. In such a situation, if you also want to go for the darshan of Mata, then this can be good news for you. So let us know which trains are these and other things like from where they will go. You can learn about this further...
What is the plan of the Railways?
To provide convenience to the passengers during the festival season, Northern Railway has decided to run summer special trains between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.
These will be the classes:-
If we talk about the category of bogies of these trains, then...
General category
Sleeper class
AC class included.
Which are the special trains:-
First train
Train Number – 04071/04072
Train Name – New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and New Delhi Gati Shakti Special Train
Rounds - 02
Train Number and Name 04071 New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Train will depart from New Delhi at 11.30 pm on 29.09.23 and will reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11.25 pm on 30.09.23.
Train Number and Name 04072 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Special Train will depart from Katra at 06.30 PM on 01.10.23 and will reach New Delhi at 06.25 AM on 02.10.23.
Second train
Train Number – 04081/04082
Train Name - New Delhi -Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and Katra-New Delhi Special Train
Rounds - 02
Train Number and Name 04081 New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special Train will depart from New Delhi at 11.30 pm on 30.09.2023 and then reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11.25 pm the next day.
Train Number and Name 04082 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Special Train will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 06.30 pm on 02.10.2023 and reach New Delhi Railway Station at 06.25 am the next day.
Where will it stop:-
These trains will stop en route at Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra Junction, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu Tawi and Udhampur (Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan) stations in both directions.
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