Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj Patil on Friday flagged off Chandigarh-Amritsar, Intercity Super Fast Express (train 12411/12412) from Chandigarh railway station.
On its outward journey, train 12411 will depart everyday ex-Chandigarh at 6.55 am and reach Amritsar at 11.25 am having stoppages at SAS Nagar Mohali, New Morinda, ludhiana, Jalandhar City and Beas Stations. On its return journey, train 12412 will leave Amritsar at 5.30 pm and reach Chandigarh at 9.55 pm stopping at Beas, Jalandhar City, ludhiana, New Morinda and SAS Nagar Stations.
The train have 10 coaches in all, comprising AC Chair Car (1 coach), second sitting (8 coaches) and SlR (1 coach). Speaking on the occasion, Patil said that this train will not only unite cities but this will also unite hearts of the people. Patil said that Government of India has chalked out a plan to connect all religious places through railway network in the country. He added that Amritsar Nanded and Anandpur Sahib have already been linked through railways.