People living outside want to go to their home state during the festive season so that they can celebrate festivals like Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath with their family. However, many times they have to be disappointed due to not getting train tickets. To overcome this problem of outsiders, the Railways has decided to run 6000 special trains during the festive season.
People want to celebrate festivals like Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath with their family. Many people from states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar also live in other states for employment. They also try to celebrate big festivals like Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath with their family in their home state. But, many people are not able to go home due to not getting train tickets during the festive season.
To overcome this problem, Indian Railways has announced to run about 6,000 special trains. This will facilitate more than 1 crore passengers to go home on Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath. According to Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, additional general coaches have been added to 108 trains and 12,500 coaches have been approved to deal with the heavy rush during festivals. Many train routes, especially those going to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, are heavily crowded during Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath festivals. Vaishnav says that a total of 5,975 special trains have been notified so far for the festive season this year, up from 4,429 last year. He said, “This will facilitate more than one crore passengers to go home during the Puja rush.”
When are Durga Puja, Diwali and Chhath
Durga Puja is starting from October 9. This festival is celebrated all over North India, but it is very popular in West Bengal. During this time tableaux are also taken out. At the same time, Diwali will be celebrated on October 31. It has the status of the biggest festival of the country. Hindus living in other countries celebrate it with great pomp.
If we talk about Chhath Puja, it happens after Diwali. According to the Panchang, Chhath Puja starts from the Chaturthi Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Kartik month. This great festival ends on Saptami Tithi. This means that this festival will run from 5 November to 8 November.
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