For the convenience of passengers desirous to travel between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra stations, Northern Railway has decided to introduce a daily service of an Air conditioned superfast train no. 22461/22462 from 14-07-2014 from both the directions. This train service has been named “Shri Shakti Express” by hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi.
The path and schedule of 22461/22462 ‘Shri Shakti Express’ will be as under:-
The 22461 New Delhi- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra AC Superfast Express :
The 22461 Shri Shakti Express will depart from New Delhi at 5:30 pm daily to arrive at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 5:10 am the next day. Its maiden run will start from New Delhion 14-07-2014.
The 22462 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi AC Superfast Express:
The 22462 Shri Shakti Express will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 10:55 pm daily to reach New Delhiat 10:45 am the next day. Its maiden run will also start on 14/7/2014 from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway station.
Consisting of one first AC , five AC two tier and nine AC three tier coaches, the’ Shri Shakti Express’ will stop at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot cantt , Jammu Tawi and Udhampur Stations enroute in both directions.
Prior to the introduction of ‘Shri Shakti Express’, Northern Railway has already extended the run of the three DEMU trains viz a viz the 74909, 74905 and 74907 Pathankot-Jammu Tawi DEMUs up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station with effect from 04-07-2014.
Hence its pairing services i.e. the 74909/74910, 74905/74908 and 74907/74906 DEMU trains have thus been provided stoppages at Udhampur and Chak Rakhwal Stations on extended portions in both the directions already from 04-07-2014 to serve the passengers.
The path and schedule of 22461/22462 ‘Shri Shakti Express’ will be as under:-
The 22461 New Delhi- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra AC Superfast Express :
The 22461 Shri Shakti Express will depart from New Delhi at 5:30 pm daily to arrive at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 5:10 am the next day. Its maiden run will start from New Delhion 14-07-2014.
The 22462 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-New Delhi AC Superfast Express:
The 22462 Shri Shakti Express will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 10:55 pm daily to reach New Delhiat 10:45 am the next day. Its maiden run will also start on 14/7/2014 from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway station.
Consisting of one first AC , five AC two tier and nine AC three tier coaches, the’ Shri Shakti Express’ will stop at Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot cantt , Jammu Tawi and Udhampur Stations enroute in both directions.
Prior to the introduction of ‘Shri Shakti Express’, Northern Railway has already extended the run of the three DEMU trains viz a viz the 74909, 74905 and 74907 Pathankot-Jammu Tawi DEMUs up to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra station with effect from 04-07-2014.
Hence its pairing services i.e. the 74909/74910, 74905/74908 and 74907/74906 DEMU trains have thus been provided stoppages at Udhampur and Chak Rakhwal Stations on extended portions in both the directions already from 04-07-2014 to serve the passengers.
