Good news for those visiting Mata Vaishno Devi! Katra to Delhi-Varanasi special trains, see route and schedule

Jammu Division of Northern Railway has announced to run special trains for the convenience of passengers on Holi. According to Jammu division officials, special train number 04081/04082 will run between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, while train number 04603/04604 will run between Varanasi and Katra.

Special train will leave from New Delhi Railway Station at 11:45 pm

According to the Railways, train number 04081 will depart from New Delhi Railway Station at 11:45 pm from February 21 to March 8 and will reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station at 12 noon the next day. En route, it will stop at Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu and Udhampur stations.

it Will leave from Katra for New Delhi at 9:20 pm

On return, the number of this train will be changed to 04082. A special train will run from Katra to New Delhi from 22 February to 9 March. It will depart from Katra at 9:20 pm and reach New Delhi at 10:00 am the next day. This train will stop at Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu and Udhampur railway stations. This will provide relief to the people of Delhi-NCR, Haryana and Punjab and they will be able to easily visit Mata Vaishno Devi during Holi.

Special train will leave from Varanasi at 5:00 am

Similarly, train number 04603 will run from Varanasi Junction Railway Station to Katra in four trips between February 24 and March 8. This train will depart from Varanasi at 5:00 am and reach Katra at 6:00 am the next day. It will stop at Pratapgarh, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu and Udhampur.

The train will leave from Katra for Varanasi at 6:15 pm

At the time of return, its train number will change to 04604. This train will run from Katra to Varanasi in four trips from 22 February to 6 March. It will depart at 6:15 pm and reach Varanasi at 7 pm the next day. The train will stop at Jammu, Udhampur, Pathankot Cantt, Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt, Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Rae Bareli and Pratapgarh. Railway officials say the purpose of the special trains is to facilitate easy and convenient travel during the festive season as regular service trains are overcrowded.