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Rail Board approves Sabarmati Express extension to Katra
The railway board has approved extending the Sabarmati-Jammu Tawi Express to Katra, officials said. The train will now run via Jammu and halt at Udhampur's Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan station before reaching…
The Story in Brief
The railway board has approved extending the Sabarmati-Jammu Tawi Express to Katra, officials said. The train will now run via Jammu and halt at Udhampur's Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan station before reaching Shri Mata Vaishno Devi station at Katra.
The move will benefit thousands of passengers from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Punjab who currently have to switch to buses at Jammu Tawi, saving travel time and expenses. The start date of the extended service will be announced later.
The Indian Opinion
This extension is a practical move for the lakhs of pilgrims who travel to Vaishno Devi every year. But it would be naive to call it transformative without a start date and a reliable schedule. The real test will be whether the railways can maintain punctuality and adequate coach capacity on this route, not just announce extensions.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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