New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday informed the introduction of a special train service between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic.

According to the minister in his X post, Northern Railway will operate Special Train 04081/04082 for two days--December 12 and 13, 2025--to ensure smooth travel for devotees heading to the revered shrine in Jammu and Kashmir.

Train No. 04081 will depart from New Delhi at 11:45 pm and is scheduled to arrive in Katra at 12:00 pm the following day. The service will halt at key stations including Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu and Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan Udhampur befor...