Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi to start normal run from April 15

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, March 31

The Northern Railway has announced that another New Delhi-Amritsar-New Delhi Shatabdi Express train (04053/54) would also start its normal run from April 15 (operating once a week on Thursdays).

The train 04053 would leave New Delhi at 7.20 am and arrive in Amritsar at 1.30 pm (with a three-minute stoppage of 11.08 am to 11.11 am at Ludhiana). On return journey, the train 04054 would depart from Amritsar at 4.50 pm and reach New Delhi at 10.50 pm with a five-minute halt 6.50 to 6.55 pm at Ludhiana. The train would fill the gap left by 02029/30 Swarn Shatabdi Express which runs on all six days of the week except Thursday.

The Railways have also announced two more summer special trains to provide additional connectivity of New Delhi/Delhi to Jammu Tawi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra.

The (02265/66) Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Jammu Tawi-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Duronto Tri-weekly Special Express would go into operation from April 11, 2021 till further notice on every Tuesday, Friday and Sunday from Delhi and from April 12 on every Wednesday, Saturday and Monday from Jammu Tawi.

The train (02265) would leave Jammu Tawi at 10.20 PM and reach Jammu Tawi at 7.15 am with one halt on the way at Ludhiana (2.37 to 2.47 am) while on return journey, the train 02266 would depart from Jammu Tawi at 7.15 pm and reach Delhi Sarai Rohilla at 3.55 am with a 10 minute stoppage at Ludhiana (11.20 to 11.30 pm).

The (02445/46) New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi Superfast Special Express would operate daily from March 31 and April 1, 2021 from New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra respectively till further orders.

The 02445 train would leave New Delhi at 8.50 pm and reach Shri Mata Vishno Devi Katra at 8.05 AM the next day with a 10 minutes stoppage at Ludhiana (1.05 to 1.15am). On return journey, the train 02446 would depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 7.55 pm and arrive New Delhi at 6.55 am with a 10 minute halt at Ludhiana (2.10 to 2.20am).

Other commercial halts of the train would be at Panipat, Ambala Cantt, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Kathua, Jammu Tawi, Ramnagar and Udhampur.