Holi 2023: Indian Railways to run 196 special trains to manage festival rush
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Holi 2023: Indian Railways to run 196 special trains to manage festival rush

According to the Ministry of Railways, 196 special trains will make 491 trips to facilitate travel throughout the nation during the festive season.

 

Every year, Holi is celebrated in India with a large festival. Numerous people who reside away from their families travel back to their hometown to spend time with them. Indian Railways has announced that it will operate special trains to prioritise the holiday crowd in light of the anticipated passenger volume and their convenience. These special trains will provide connectivity between various main city destinations.

According to the Ministry of Railways, these 196 trains will make 491 journeys during the holiday season to facilitate travel throughout the country. A large number of special trains have been deployed between significant cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, and Bengaluru and states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, and Odisha, according to the report. In addition to the regular express trains, these special trains are operating on the numerous routes.

To manage the throng, the Railways have announced that they will implement measures such as the formation of queues at terminal stations under the supervision of the Railway Police Force (RPF) and the orderly entry of passengers into general coaches.

101 Raiway Track Stock Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock Photos from DreamstimeAt key stations, additional RPF personnel and officers on emergency duty have been deployed to ensure safe travel and uninterrupted service. In addition, additional personnel has been deployed in various sectors to address any train service disruptions as a top priority.

The ministry announced that measures have been taken to ensure frequent and expeditious announcements of train arrival/departure with platform numbers.

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Indian Railways will be running these trains:

Central Railway- 29 trains with 122 notified trips

East Central Railway- 16 trains with 58 notified trips

Eastern Railway- 8 trains with 14 notified trips

North Central Railway- 4 trains with 10 notified trips

North Eastern Railway- 10 trains with 22 notified trips

North West Railway- 14 trains with 38 notified trips

Northeast Frontier Railway- 6 trains with 22 notified trips

Northern Railway- 35 trains with 75 notified trips

South Central Railway- 6 trains with 6 notified trips

South Eastern Railway- 9 trains with 9 notified trips

South East Central Railway- 2 trains with 2 notified trips

Southern Railway- 1 train with 1 notified trip

South Western Railway- 8 trains with 10 notified trips

West Central Railway- 12 trains with 18 notified trips

Western Railway- 36 trains with 84 notified trips

Written by Mallika Dureja

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