Jammu, March 24 -- The Indian Railways will soon operate the Vande Bharat Express train from Katra in J-K to Amritsar in Punjab via Gurdaspur and Batala instead of Jalandhar, officials said.
The premium train will depart from the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 6:40 am and reach Amritsar at 11:40 am the same day. On the return journey, it will leave Amritsar at 4:40 pm and arrive at Katra at 9:45 pm the same evening, officials in the Jammu Division of Northern Railway said.
The train will halt at Jammu, Pathankot Cantt, Gurdaspur and Batala in both directions, they said.
According to railway officials, the route change aims to provide faster and more direct connectivity between Amritsar and Jammu while reducing the longer travel distance...