Vinod Bhat
Jammu, Oct 13 : Northern Railway has decided to operate festival special reserved trains and extend the periodicity of an existing service on the New Delhi–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–New Delhi route to clear the heavy passenger rush during the upcoming festival season 2026, an official release said here on Tuesday.
Giving details, the release said the first festival special train No. 04085/04086 will be operated for two trips. Train No. 04085 from New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra will depart on October 15 and 17 at 14:00 hrs, reaching Katra at 03:00 hrs the next day. In the return direction, Train No. 04086 from Katra to New Delhi will depart on October 16 and 18 at 10:00 hrs and reach New Delhi at 23:30 hrs the same day.
The second festival special train No. 04485/04486 will also be operated for two trips. Train No. 04485 from New Delhi to Katra will depart on October 18 and 20 at 14:15 hrs and reach Katra at 03:00 hrs the next morning. On its return, Train No. 04486 from Katra to New Delhi will run on October 19 and 21, departing at 10:00 hrs and reaching New Delhi at 23:30 hrs.
“In addition to this, in view of the huge demand from passengers, the trips of Train No. 04081/04082 have been extended. Now Train No. 04081 from New Delhi will run from October 26 to November 6 for 12 trips, while on its return journey Train No. 04082 from Katra will be available from October 27 to November 7 for 12 trips,” the release said.
All these trains will halt at Sonipat, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt, Dhandari Kalan, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Kathua, Jammu Tawi and Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur) stations in both directions en route, it said.
Passengers have been asked to check the official Railways website www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in and the IRCTC website www.irctc.co.in for detailed information, the release added.
