Jammu, Sept. 19 -- The Jammu Division of Northern Railway has decided to operate a special train between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Banihal for 15 days from September 19 to October 3, following a demand from local residents and the state administration.
The official spokesman here said that as the road connectivity has been affected due to heavy rains and waterlogging, the decision was taken to operate the special train.
The division had previously operated a special train for passengers between Katra and Sangaldan.
However, due to damage caused by heavy rains, road traffic has currently been disrupted.
The decision to operate this special train was taken under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager, Vivek Kumar, said an offic...