The Railways has notified the weekly Gurmukhi Express train, which currently runs between the Nangal Dam and Kolkata stations, as extended to Amb Andaura in Una district. The inaugural run of the train from Amb Andaura will be on June 6. Three stations on the broad gauge line in Una district, namely Una, Chururu Takarla and Amb Andaura, will be added to the new route of the express train once the service starts.
The Gurmukh Express train (12325) starts from Kolkata at 7.40 am every Thursday and reaches the Nangal Dam at 4.05 pm the next day. It will now terminate at Amb Andaura at 4.55 pm. On its return journey, the Gurmukh Express train (12326) will start from Amb Andaura at 6.10 am and terminate at Kolkata at 2.50 pm the next day. The train (12326) starts on Saturdays and reaches its destination on Sundays.
With the start of this train service, the people of the region will have a direct link to the holy shrine of Varanasi and Patna Sahib. The train will halt at major business hubs, including Ambala, Saharanpur, Roorkee, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Asansol, besides the terminal station in Kolkata.
