
PM to flag off Katra-Amritsar Vande Bharat on Aug 10
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually flag off Vande Bharat Express train service between Amritsar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra on August 10. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that a senior officer of the Jammu rail division, said, Vande Bharat train No. 26406 will run from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Amritsar while train No. 26405 will run from Amritsar to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra six days a week except Tuesday.
The train No. 26406 will depart from Katra at 6:40 AM and reach Amritsar at 12:20 PM, with stops at Jammu, Pathankot Cantt, Jalandhar City, Vyas. The same train will depart from Amritsar at 4:25 PM and reach Katra at 10 PM. Meanwhile, the Northern Railway has opened Anantnag railway station in the Kashmir Valley for transport of goods.
In a statement, Railways said, as a major step towards promoting economic activities in the Kashmir Valley, Northern Railway has officially opened the Anantnag railway station for the movement of goods. With this decision, Anantnag is now equipped to handle the commodity, which will provide a new and efficient transport option for businesses across Kashmir. This station will operate daily from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and will carry out all types of goods (except petroleum products) through railway tracks.