India, April 23 -- A day after the Pahalgam terror attack led to an exodus of tourists from Kashmir, Northern Railway on Wednesday announced a special unreserved train from Katra to New Delhi for the stranded passengers and to accommodate the extra rush.

"A special train from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Katra, to New Delhi station has been launched to assist the stranded passengers and accommodate the extra rush. The tickets shall be available over the counter from Katra, Udhampur and Jammu stations," the chief public relations officer of Northern Railway, Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, said.

"Train number 04612 will depart from SMVD station in Katra at 9.20pm on Wednesday. It will halt at Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan station in Udhampur from ...