Srinagar: Northern Railway will operate unreserved special trains between Srinagar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra on November 5 and 6 to accommodate the additional passenger rush during the festival season.
According to an official railway communication, train number 04690 will depart from Srinagar at 11:45 am and reach Anantnag at 12:57 pm before proceeding towards Banihal. It will leave Banihal at 1:32 pm and arrive at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 3:30 pm.
In the return direction, train number 04689 will depart from Katra at 4 pm and reach Banihal at 6:25 pm. It will leave Banihal at 6:27 pm, reach Anantnag at 7 pm and arrive in Srinagar at 7:45 pm.
The special service will cover a distance of 188.7 kilometres and comprise one DPC-2 and six TC coaches, the communication said.
