Seven pairs of trains plying over Chandigarh station to be back on track

Chandigarh, June 30

The Ambala Division of Northern Railway has decided to run 12 pairs of trains from July 5, read a notification issued by the Railways.

These trains are being reintroduced after a hiatus of 15 months, ever since their lockdown-induced termination in March 2020. Of these, seven pair of trains will ply over Chandigarh station.

Bi-weekly Kerala Sampark Kranti Express Special (train No. 04560/04559) will resume tracks on July 7 from the city, and from Kerala on July 10.

Chandigarh-Amritsar Intercity Express Special (train No. 04561/04562) will resume operations from July 5.

The weekly Chandigarh-Madgaon Sampark Kranti Express Special (train No. 04564/04563) will restart service from the city on July 5 at 2:15am.

Amritsar-Lal Kuan Express Special will chug off on July 10. It will stop in Chandigarh at 11 am for five minutes.

Daily running Dehradun-Amritsar Express Special (train No. 04663/04664) will start from Dehradun on July 5. It will stop at the city station on July 6 at 2:30 am.

Kalka-Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express Special (train No. 04535/04536) will start from Kalka station on July 6. The bi-weekly train will stop in the city for half an hour from 7:31 pm. Bi-weekly Kalka-Sainagar Shirdi Superfast Express Special (train No. 04566/04565) will leave from Kalka on July 8 and reach Chandigarh at 5:50 pm. It has a 10-minute stopover in Chandigarh.

Meanwhile, Chandigarh-Lucknow Jn Special (train No. 05011/05012), leaving from Lucknow on July 19 and reaching Chandigarh on July 20, will short terminate at Saharanpur. — TNS