Two special trains departed from Asansol railway station in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Sunday, carrying thousands of people traveling to Patna and Gorakhpur for the Chhath Puja festival.
Amid the festive season, Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said that a record 7,435 special trains are being run for the ease of the passengers and 150 additional special trains will be scheduled to run if required. The union minister was at New Delhi railway station to over
These special trains will connect New Coochbehar in West Bengal to Sealdah, Katihar in Bihar to Udhna in Surat, Katihar to Amritsar in Punjab, and Kolkata to Saharsa in Bihar.
According to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the trains will run on special fare between Udhna to Jaynagar, Udhna to Chhapra and Vadodara to Dhanbad to Godhra.
Dilip Kumar, Executive Director of Information and Publicity for Railway Board, informed that the Indian Railways ran more than 160 trains on Thursday and they plan to run more than 170 trains today.
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
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.
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.