Northern Railway has given great news to the passengers. A big plan has been made so that everyone can celebrate the festival with their family. 3,144 special train journeys have been planned from 1 October to 30 November, which is the highest till date.
Passengers will get great convenience
Northern Railway has planned the highest number of journeys announced so far i.e. 3144 journeys from 1 October 2024 to 30 November 2024. In this context, General Manager of Northern Railway Ashok Kumar Verma said that about 85 percent of Festival Special Trains will provide services to passengers going to UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Assam in the east direction.
Diwali and Chhath Special Trains
195 journeys of special trains have been planned from 26 October 2024 to 7 November 2024. Diwali (Diwali Special Trains) and Chhath (Chhath Special Trains) are to ensure easy and comfortable travel during festivals. It is known that last year, the number of train trips during the same period was 138.
Additional coaches will be added to trains
According to Ashok Kumar Verma, during this 13-day period, Northern Railway will run 65 additional trains every day from Delhi, providing 1.20 lakh additional berths. According to NR officials, 59 trains were operated during the same period last year. Apart from this, regular trains will also make 123 special trips to reduce the crowd of passengers and facilitate comfortable travel. 49 additional coaches will also be added to important trains from October 26 to November 7.
Talking about the crowd at New Delhi Railway Station during Diwali and Chhath Puja, Verma has revealed some ‘game changing innovations’. For example, east-bound trains like 12566 Bihar Sampark Kranti, 12394 Sampoorna Kranti, 12554 Vaishali and 12802 Purushottam Express trains will be operated from platform number 16.
Tight security arrangements
Special security arrangements will be made at New Delhi, Old Delhi, Anand Vihar Terminal and Hazrat Nizamuddin railway stations with deployment of dog squads, baggage scanners/metal detectors at all entry gates.
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