Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express to Begin Operations, this Navratri

To make travel even more convenient for the Vaishnodevi pilgrims, Indian Railways has decided to launch a new Vande Bharat Express. The train will run between New Delhi and Katra during Navratri.

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Indian Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said, “The Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat train trials have been finished and it will set its tracks ready during Navratri. Railways is trying to upgrade the busy routes. Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah will be ready by December 2021. He added that 40 Vande Bharat trains will come out by 2022.”

According to reports, the train will start from New Delhi at 6:00 am and will reach Katra at 2:00 pm the same day. The train will travel via Ambala, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi. As per the time table, the train will reach Ambala Junction at 8:10 am, Ludhiana Junction at 9:22 am and Jammu Tawi at 12:40 pm. The stoppage time for the train at each of these stations will be two minutes.

While coming back, the train will depart from Katra at 3:00 pm and reach New Delhi at 11:00 pm.