New Delhi, Oct 1 (TIWN) Bringing cheer to people planning to visit the Vaishno Devi shrine near Jammu, Indian Railways have opened bookings for the high-speed Vande Bharat Express that will ply between Delhi and Katra from the coming October 5.

The high-speed train will bring down the travel time between Delhi and Katra, the last station on the way to Vaishno Devi temple, to eight hours from the current 12 hours.  The first Vande Bharat Express was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Delhi-Varanasi route.