Railways to run six more trains to Katra

NEW DELHI : The Railways will run six more trains connecting Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Katra to various destinations, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

The Minister, however, did not give a time-frame when the trains would be introduced.

These trains are:

–Kalka-Katra Express (bi-weekly) via Morinda

–Bandra (T)-Katra Premium Express

–Howrah-Katra Premium Express

–Yesvantpur-Katra Premium Express

–Ahmedabad-Katra Express (weekly)

–Kamakhya-Katra Express (weekly)

At present, the following trains are running upto Katra : The 22461/22462 New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express, The 74909/74910 Pathankot-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, The 74905/4906 Jammu Tawi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and The 74907/74908 Jammu Tawi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. (AGENCIES)