The second high speed Vande Bharat Express connecting New Delhi and Katra was flagged off today by Home Minister Amit Shah. Katra station in Jammu and Kashmir is the last stop for devotees travelling to Vaishno Devi.
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The first Vande Bharat Express was inaugurated last month and runs form Delhi to Varanasi.
The high speed train cuts down the travel time from 12 down to 8 hours.
The train which boasts comfortable interiors, CCTC cameras, Wi-Fi, GPS tracking and bio-vacuum toilets will be operational from Oct 5. It will run all days of the week barring Tuesday.
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Vaishno Devi Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Mahalakshmi, located in Katra at the Trikuta Mountains within the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Ever since the inception of Shrine Board in 1986, the Holy Shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi has witnessed an ever-increasing number of devotees. The Yatra that stood at 13.96 Lakhs in the year 1986, increased to 104.95 lakhs (10.4 Million) in the year 2012, 93.24 Lakhs in the year 2013, 78.03 Lakhs in the year 2014, 77.76 Lakhs in the year 2015, 77.23 Lakhs in the year 2016 and 85.87 Lakhs in the year 2018. More Info
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