Good News For Mata Vaishno Devi Devotees: Indian Railways To Resume Services Of Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Train From 1 January

The New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express will once again resume its services from 1 January, months after the services were stopped due to Covid pandemic.

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal took to Twitter and wrote, "The Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express which takes pilgrims to Vaishno Devi shrine will once again resume its services from 1 January. One of India's modern train is once again ready to welcome devotees and pilgrims."

The New Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat express was flagged off by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on 3 October last year. The train started its regular services for passengers from 5 October, last year.

As of now, the Indian Railways is operating 1,089 mail and express trains out of 1,768.

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