With summer setting in and the tourists rushing in, Railways have decided to run summer special trains. Special trains would run on Pathankot, Jammutavi and Nangal dam routes.
On account of school vacations and the onset of Char Dham pilgrimage, pilgrims swarm into the holy city in their hordes in April and May. To cope with the rush of the tourists, the Railways have decided to run extra trains. Speaking to The Pioneer, station superintendent, Haridwar M K Singh said that this summer special train from Pathankot to Haridwar would run from April 4 to June 27 every Monday. Starting at 12.45 pm from Pathankot, it would reach Haridwar at 22.15 hours. This train would return the same day starting at midnight 1.30 and reach Pathankot at 11 am. The route plan includes Jwalapur, Roorkee, Saharanpur, Jagadhri, Ambala, ludhiana and Jalandhar on way to Pathankot.
The summer special train from Nangal dam to Haridwar would run on Monday and Tuesday. It would depart from Nangal dam at 23.45 pm and reach Haridwar at 7 in the morning. This train would return every Tuesday and Wednesday, starting from Haridwar at 8.50 am, confirmed the station superintendent.
From Jammutavi to Haridwar, the train would run from April 3 to June 27 every Sunday, starting at 10.30 am from Jammu and reaching Haridwar at 22.15 pm the same night.