Indian Railways starts train service between Katra and Banihal stations from today

The Northern Railways on Friday said it will start another train service between Katra and Banihal stations for 15 days from September 19 as an alternative to make sure safe and efficient travel for the public following the disruption of traffic due to the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.

On September 8, the Northern Railways had started a special local train service between Katra and Sangaldan to facilitate stranded passengers in the wake of the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Udhampur district.

The decision to operate this special train was taken under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager Vivek Kumar and with the support of Senior Divisional Commercial Manager Uchit Singhal and Senior Divisional Operations Manager Arish Bansal.

Similarly, the train will run between Katra and Banihal, departing from Katra at 1.45 pm and arriving at Banihal at 4.10 pm. Both trains will have stoppages at the same stations, he added.