NEW DELHI: To manage the expected surge in passenger traffic during the New Year period, Northern Railway’s Jammu Division has announced the operation of a special reserved train between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, officials said on Friday.
The special train service will run for five trips in each direction between December 27, 2025 and January 1, 2026, aiming to provide relief to passengers during the peak holiday rush.
According to the Jammu Division of Northern Railway, the decision has been taken keeping in mind the increased travel demand due to New Year celebrations and the influx of tourists and pilgrims heading towards Jammu and Kashmir.
The special train is expected to facilitate smoother travel while also helping the Railways manage crowd movement more effectively.
Special Reserved Train No. 04081 will operate from New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra from December 27 to December 31, 2025.
The train will depart from New Delhi at 11:45 p.m. and reach Katra at 12 noon the following day. En route, it will halt at Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala Cantt, Ludhiana, Jalandhar Cantt, Pathankot Cantt, Jammu and Shaheed Captain Tushar Mahajan (Udhampur) stations.
In the return direction, special reserved train no. 04082 will run from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to New Delhi from December 28, 2025 to January 1, 2026.
It will depart Katra at 9:20 p.m. and arrive in New Delhi at 10 a.m.e next day, stopping at Udhampur, Jammu, Pathankot Cantt, Jalandhar Cantt, Ludhiana, Ambala Cantt, Kurukshetra and Panipat.