India and Pakistan have agreed to operationalise the Samjhauta Express train services between them. The announcement came a day after Pakistan released Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman. India had cancelled the operations of the Samjhauta Express on February 28.
About:
The Samjhauta Express is a bi-weekly train running between India and Pakistan.
Route: The train runs from Delhi to Attari on the Indian side and from Lahore to Wagah on the Pakistan side.
Background: The train was started in 1976 following the Shimla Agreement.
Nomenclature: The Samjhauta Express is commonly called the Friendship Express. The word Samjhauta means "agreement", "accord" and "compromise" in both Hindi and Urdu.
Do you know? Until the reopening of the Thar Express, this was the only rail connection between the two countries.
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