Katra-New Delhi trains to be temporarily augmented with additional coaches

Jammu, May 24: Jammu Railway Division has announced to temporarily augment New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra special trains with additional coaches to manage summer rush.

According to Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM), Jammu Railway Division, Uchit Singhal, the total capacity of the train will now increase to 22 coaches, which will enable hundreds of additional passengers to avail confirmed tickets daily.

“Along with this, we are also closely monitoring our other important and prestigious ‘premium trains’ passing through Jammu Division, such as the New Delhi–Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express and the Jammu Tawi–Sealdah Express. Additional coaches are also added to these trains from time to time to ensure the highest standards of passenger amenities and safety,” Singhal informed.

He said that the endeavour of Jammu Railway Division was to ensure that no passenger travelling to or from Jammu faced any inconvenience during his or her journey. 

“Jammu Railway Division, reiterating its commitment to provide a comfortable and convenient travel experience to rail passengers during the summer vacation and festive season, has taken a significant step,” Singhal said.

He pointed out that to cater to the high demand received from Jammu Division and to ensure smooth management of the heavy additional passenger rush on the route, it was decided to temporarily augment special train number 04081/04082 running between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra with one additional sleeper coach.

With regard to coach augmentation and days of operation of the train, Public Relations Inspector, Jammu Railway Division Raghvender Singh has informed that the train number 04081 (New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra) departs from New Delhi every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

“One additional sleeper class coach has been added to this train for the period from May 22 to 27, 2026. Train Number 04082 (Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to New Delhi) – which is a return train, departs from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Similarly, one additional Sleeper Class coach has been added to this train for the period from May 23 to 28, 2026,” Singh said.