The Narendra Modi government in the center has made special arrangements for the commuters travelling to their homes for the festivals including Diwali and Chhath Puja. Special trains were announced to manage the crowd flocking to railway stations. The commuters informed about their experien
Railway Police Force Director General Manoj Yadav reviewed the security and arrangements at New Delhi railway station ahead of the Diwali and Chhath festivities on Thursday.
Eastern Railway has made extensive arrangements to facilitate smooth travel for passengers, ensuring that people reach their destinations on time during this festive season of Chhath and Diwali.
The Indian Railways is going to run 164 special trains on Wednesday to make sure that people are going to reach their destinations on time during this festive season of Chhath and Diwali.
Eastern Railway Chief Public Relation Officer Kaushik Mitra announced that the Eastern Railway is operating 50 special trains and providing 400 additional services during Diwali and Chhath Puja.
Western Railway (WR) is running 200 special trains during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath Puja. Out of these, around 40 trains are being run by Mumbai Division of WR to various destinations including 22 trains to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal & Orissa, according to a press re
In preparation for the upcoming Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals, Indian Railways will run 7,000 special trains, including clone trains catering to lakhs of passengers.
Thane Central Railway Deputy Commissioner Manoj Nana Patil on Sunday said that the stampede at the Bandra Terminus happened due to rush because of the festivals and the train being unreserved.
In view of the increased rush of passengers during the Diwali and Chhat Puja festivals, Central Railway on Saturday announced to run two more unreserved special trains between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur.
During this festive season, Northern Railway has made elaborate arrangements to ensure a smooth and comfortable journey for passengers. To accommodate the expected surge in demand, Northern Railway is running festival special trains.
Following the incident on Friday, the special train carrying the affected passengers from the Bagmati Superfast Express collision arrived safely in Darbhanga early Monday morning.
Central Railways will run 24 additional festival special trains between Panvel and Nanded to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals, an official press release stated.