Indian Railways has announced that they are running 2,269 trips of 179 pairs of special trains till Chhath Puja this year to manage extra rush during the festive season. The festive season of 2022 which started with Ganesh Chaturthi from 31st August continued with Navratri and Durga Puja from 25th September to 5th October. The festive season crowd is likely to reduce with the Chhath Puja scheduled to be held on October 30.
special trains Plans have been made to connect major destinations across the country on Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Saharsa etc. rail routes.
Ministry of Railways has notified 179 special services in pairs to ensure smooth and comfortable travel for passengers during this festive season.
The Ministry of Railways said, “Indian Railways is running 2,269 trips of 179 pairs of special trains till Chhath Puja this year to manage the extra rush of passengers during the current festive season”, according to the news agency. ANI.
announcement of special trains
Central Railway (CR) has notified 100 journeys of seven pairs of special trains, according to an official statement.
In addition, East Central Railway (ECR) has notified 128 journeys of 9 pairs of special trains, East Coast Railway (ECOR) has notified 94 journeys of 6 pairs of special trains, Eastern Railway (ER) has notified 14 pairs of special trains. 108 journeys of trains have been notified. Trains, Northern Railway (NE) has notified 368 journeys of 35 pairs of special trains, North Central Railway (NCR) has notified 223 journeys of 8 pairs of special trains.
Meanwhile, North Eastern Railway (NER) has notified 34 journeys of 2 pairs of special trains, North Frontier Railway (NFR) has notified 64 journeys of 4 pairs of special trains, North Western Railway (NWR) 5 pairs. 134 trips of special trains have been notified, Southern Railway (SR) has notified 56 journeys of 22 pairs of special trains, South Eastern Railway (SER) has notified 14 journeys of 2 pairs of special trains, South Central Railway (SCR) has notified 191 journeys of 19 pairs of special trains, South Western Railway (SWR) has notified 433 journeys of 22 special trains, West Central Railway (WCR) has notified 16 journeys of 6 pairs of special trains Western Railway (WR) has notified 306 journeys of 18 pairs of special trains.
Crowd management in view of the festive season
According to the press release, additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure the safety of passengers. Officials have been deployed on emergency duty at major stations to ensure smooth running of trains. The staff has been deployed in different sections on priority basis to avoid any disruption of train service.
Ministry of Railways These measures have been taken for frequent and timely announcement of arrival/departure of trains having platform number.
According to the release, ‘May I Help You’ booths have been kept operational at important stations where RPF personnel and TTEs have been deputed for proper assistance and guidance of passengers. Medical teams are available on call at major stations. Ambulance with paramedical team is also available.
The Ministry of Railways is keen to keep a close watch on any malpractices such as cornering of seats, overcharging and touting activities by the employees of the Department of Security and Vigilance and the same is being closely monitored. Instructions have been given by the Zonal Headquarters to maintain cleanliness in waiting rooms, rest rooms, platforms in particular and stations in general.
(with inputs from ANI)
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