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Amarnath Yatra: Special facilities for passengers at Jammu Railway Station

Jammu, July 2 (UNI) To facilitate the pilgrims, the railway authorities have made special facilities for those undertaking the Amarnath Yatra at Jammu Tawi Railway Station, a top official said here today.
Uchit Singhal, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu Division,said Amarnath Yatra is one of the most popular pilgrimages in India and the journey starts every year in the month of Shravan (July-August)
"Like every year, this year also, special arrangements have been made for the facilities of pilgrims at Jammu Railway Station for Amarnath Yatra in Jammu Division of Northern Railway under the guidance of Divisional Railway Manager Vivek Kumar," said Singhal.
He stated that this Amarnath Yatra has started from July 2 and Jammu Railway Station is an important point of this journey.
The Railways and the UT Administration together have created a special holding area for the stay of passengers at Jammu Railway Station, where registration counters have been set up, in which pilgrims can get themselves registered, he said.
Singhal added that health checkup facility has also been made available for the pilgrims at the station, along with this, help booths have also been set up at the station to provide guidance and information regarding the journey.
Under the Amarnath Yatra, special attention has also been given to the food and drink of the pilgrims, and along with the deployment of special and additional security forces for the safety of the pilgrims at the railway station, CCTV cameras have also been installed.
"Special trains are being operated by the Railways for the pilgrims coming from other states," he said.
For the convenience of the passengers at the station, the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of Jammu Division said, "additional reserved and unreserved ticket counters have also been opened by the Commercial Department, and information about the trains is being given continuously through the announcement system at the station."
The special arrangements made for the convenience of the pilgrims are being inspected from time to time, said Singhal. UNI VBH SSP
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