Chandigarh: Indian Railways has gifted two new trains to the devotees of Punjab and Haryana going to visit Mata Vaishno Devi.
Both trains will start from today. According to the information, this decision has been taken in view of Somvati Amavasya. Special train number 04676 and 04675 are being run. Which will reach Haridwar via Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Jammu, Punjab, Haryana. This train will run on 1st and 2nd September and will return to Mata Vaishno Devi from Haridwar.
On 1st and 2nd September, this train (04676) will leave from Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 6.10 am. Also, via Jammu Tawi, Kathua, Pathankot, Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana, Sirhind, Rajpura, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar, Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Roorkee, it will reach Haridwar at 6.30 am the next day. This journey will be of about 12 and a half hours. In which there will be one AC coach, 8 general, 2 SLR and 6 bogies of three-tier AC.
The train which left from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra on 1st September i.e. today, will return at around 9 pm. This train will leave from Haridwar at 9 pm and reach Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11.30 am. This train will benefit the people of Jammu and Kashmir as well as the passengers of Punjab and Haryana.