New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah flagged off Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express train at a function here on Thursday.The train will bring down the travel time between Delhi and Katra to eight hours from current 12 hours.The high speed train will run on all days of the week except Tuesdays and its first commercial run will start from October 5.
Train number 22439 New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will depart from the New Delhi railway station at 0600 hrs to reach Katra at 1400 hrs. It will leave Katra at 1500 hrs the same day and reach New Delhi Railway station at 2300 hrs.The train is fully air-conditioned and will halt at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana and Jammu Tawi before reaching Katra in eight hours.
