Title - Superfast train chugs off to Amritsar

Panchkula: The Chandigarh-Amritsar Superfast Express train left for its first journey today evening. The new train introduced in place of Duronto will make a halt at Ludhiana as well as Jalandhar stations.The new train has less fare as compared to the Duronto due to the absence of catering service and medical facility. Although the new train will make a halt at two places, the projected journey time is the same as that of the Duronto. The superfast train, with a five-minute halt at Ludhiana and a three-minute halt at Jalandhar would cover the distance in four hours and 25 minutes. Duronto did not prove to be a profitable venture for the railways due to which it has earlier withdrawn one of the two AC coaches.The morning Shatabdi got delayed by fifteen minutes when it had to halt near the Dhakoli bridge as a 24-year-old girl committed suicide by jumping in front of the train. The girl identified as Megha was rushed to the civil hospital where she was declared brought dead. The girl was reportedly under depression and was preparing for some examination.