New Delhi: Railways has made big arrangements for the people preparing to go home on Diwali and Chhath. In view of the increasing prod in trains during festivals, it has been decided to run special trains on many routes. This is expected to be of unconfined help to passengers going to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh from cities like Delhi, Mumbai and Chandigarh. Booking of tickets has moreover started, so those who have just made travel plans should not wait in making reservations.
Where will special trains be available?
In the railway list, the special train running between Mumbai Central and Katihar will make the maximum number of trips. 77 spare trips of this train have been scheduled between September 5 and November 17. The train will make 14 spare trips between Kanpur Central and Guwahati from September 10 to December 11. There will be 12 trips on the Katihar-Amritsar route between September 9 and November 27.
Special train will moreover run between Dibrugarh and Kolkata. Its 13 spare rounds have been scheduled between September 5 and November 30. Along with this, spare trains will moreover be misogynist on Varanasi-Delhi, Ayodhya Cantt-Anand Vihar, Chandigarh-Patna, Firozpur Cantt-Patna and Anand Vihar-Jogbani routes.
Why will the prod increase in trains going to Bihar-UP?
After Diwali, the festival of Chhath is prestigious on a large scale in Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh. This is the reason why these days the demand for seats in trains going towards Bihar from cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Bengaluru suddenly increases. This time too, a fight for tickets is expected on routes like Delhi-Patna, Mumbai-Patna, Delhi-Gorakhpur and Ahmedabad-Patna.
What things should be kept in mind while booking?
It would be largest for those taking online tickets to login to IRCTC a few minutes surpassing the start of booking. Keep options like UPI or IRCTC wallet ready for payment so that it does not take much time during payment. Many times, plane a small wait in payment while booking a ticket makes the difference between having a seat misogynist and stuff in waiting list.
Which special trains are important?
Apart from Varanasi-Delhi, Ayodhya Cantt-Anand Vihar, Chandigarh-Patna, Firozpur Cantt-Patna, Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur and Delhi-Sitamarhi, special trains will moreover be run between New Delhi-Kanpur, Barauni-New Delhi and Darbhanga-New Delhi. For homebound passengers during the festival season, finding a seat in these trains can be an spare option over regular trains.
Why did railway preparations increase?
Every year virtually Diwali and Chhath, the number of passengers at railway stations increases manifold. Especially in trains going towards Bihar and Eastern Uttar Pradesh, the demand for seats is very high. To reduce this pressure, railways run spare trips and special trains. Passengers are well-considered to trammels the misogynist train information equal to their route and stage and typesetting their tickets in time.
