As reported earlier that two special trains on Friday and Saturday will ferry troops to the northern and eastern fronts facing Pakistan and China respectively, the first train carrying 950 personnel left Bengaluru at 10.00 am for Jammu on Friday.
The same trains on return trip will carry personnel waiting to proceed on leave from operational areas. Moreover, all the personnel onboard the Jammu bound-train underwent mandatory quarantine period and are medically fit.
The special trains are being run to meet the requirements of operational formations deployed on borders and decongest training establishments.
The second train on Saturday will leave from Bengaluru for Guwahati.