Chhath and Diwali Special Trains: To meet demand during the upcoming holiday season, Indian Railways on Friday, September 27, announced plans to run 678 special passenger trains. According to the report, out of these 678 special trains, a notice had been issued for 519.
Special trains that will operate from October 1 to November 30
These special trains will run from October 1 to November 30. According to railway sources, in response to the expected rush during Diwali and Chhath festivals, Vande Bharat special trains will also be introduced. It will be for the first time that the Vande Bharat train will be run as a special train during the Christmas holidays.
A special 20-coach Vande Bharat train will run
According to the report, a special 20-coach Vande Bharat train will depart from Delhi to various places in Bihar. The service will include routes to Patna, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, and Gorakhpur, ensuring that passengers have convenient travel options to reach their homes for the festivities.
Vande Bharat aims to improve travel comfort
The introduction of Vande Bharat trains as special services is aimed at improving travel comfort and efficiency during one of India’s busiest travel seasons.
Special Festival Trains: Addition of coaches
Earlier today Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw also announced the addition of coaches to trains on the occasion of Chaath puja and Diwali across the country to ensure smooth movement of passengers.
Vaishnaw said, “This festive season, General Coach has increased to 108 trains. 12,500 coaches have been authorized for Chhath puja and Diwali special trains. For 2024-25, a total of 5,975 trains have been notified till today. This will help more than 1 million passengers go home during the Puja rush In 2023-24 a total of 4,429 special trains ran during the holidays.
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Puja, Deepavali, Chhath special trains;
2023-24: 4,480 trains
2024-25: 5,900 trains (notified so far)– Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) September 27, 2024