Northern Railway to run unreserved special trains between Srinagar and Katra
The special services on November 5 and 6 aim to manage the increased passenger rush during the festival season.
Northern Railway will operate unreserved special trains between Srinagar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra on November 5 and 6, according to a report by Daily Excelsior.
The decision to run these services is intended to accommodate the additional number of passengers travelling during the festival season.
Train number 04690 is scheduled to leave Srinagar at 11:45 am, arriving in Anantnag at 12:57 pm before continuing to Banihal. It will then depart Banihal at 1:32 pm and reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 3:30 pm.
For the return journey, train number 04689 will leave Katra at 4:00 pm, reaching Banihal at 6:25 pm. After departing Banihal at 6:27 pm, the train will stop at Anantnag at 7:00 pm and finish its journey in Srinagar at 7:45 pm.
The special service will cover a total distance of 188.7 kilometres. The train will consist of six TC coaches and one DPC-2 coach, according to an official railway communication.