With summers peaking in April 2025, Indian Railways has planned summer special trains from Punjab so that passengers can easily travel to their home towns. Most often railways have witnessed a rise in travellers in the summer season. To cater to the demand, the Northeast Frontier Railway has announced a summer special train between Katihar (Bihar) and Amritsar (Punjab). Below is all you need to know about Amritsar-Katihar Summer Special Trains-
The summer special train between Amritsar and Katihar will operate under numbers 05736 (Katihar to Amritsar) and 05735 (Amritsar to Katihar). It will run twice a week from May 21 to June 27, 2025.
The summer special train will have 15 coaches, including AC coaches and sleeper coaches, to cater to different categories of travelers. The railway authorities have structured the rake to accommodate maximum passengers comfortably.
The Katihar-Amritsar Summer Special (05736/05735) will halt at the following major stations in both directions-
Katihar, Purnia Junction, Araria Court, Forbesganj, Lalitgram, Raghopur, Saharsa, Nirmali, Jhanjharpur, Sakri Junction, Darbhanga Junction, Sitamarhi, Raxaul Junction, Narkatiaganj, Pania Hawa, Kaptanganj Junction, Gorakhpur Junction, Basti, Gonda Junction, Sitapur Junction, Sitapur City, Shahjahanpur, Bareilly, Moradabad, Laksar Junction, Roorkee, Saharanpur Junction, Ambala Cantt, Rajpura Junction, Samba, Dhilawali Kalan, Jalandhar City, Beas, Amritsar.
The return train (05735) will stop at the same station.