Early Times Report
Katra, July 13 Responding to the plea of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi the railway ministry is kick starting special AC superfast train between New Delhi to Katra base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine from July 14.
While inaugurating the rail services in Katra on July 4, 2014 Modi had expressed his desire to name the express train Shree Shakti Express.
According to official sources, the AC superfast 'Shri Shakti Express' will depart from New Delhi station at 5:30 PM daily and arrive at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station at 5:10 AM the next day.
Similarly, in the return direction, it will depart from there at 10:55 PM daily and reach here at 10:45 AM the next day, a Northern Railway statement said.
Comprising one first AC, five AC two-tier and nine AC three-tier coaches, the train will have stoppages at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu Tawi and Udhampur stations enroute in both directions.
Katra station is equipped with modern facilities, including tourist guide counter, cloak room, waiting hall, VIP lounge, escalators and lifts and parking spaces.
The train connectivity to Katra is part of the ambitious Kashmir rail link project marking region's rail connectivity with the rest of the country |
