New Delhi: With the arrival of Diwali, people working in distant places and other jobs head back home. This leads to congestion in trains. Sometimes, people are unable to find seats in the sleeper or general class. People who went home to celebrate Diwali are now returning to their work, and the rush on trains is expected to ease for the next few days.
Therefore, Indian Railways has decided to run special trains until December. This means that 48 special trains will run from various cities across the country until December. The Railway Board has taken this decision keeping in mind the convenience of passengers. Special trains have been running since September.
In addition, special facilities have been provided for passengers at major stations like Katihar, New Jalpaiguri, Guwahati, Jogbani, and Kishanganj. Additional ticket counters, fans, holding arrears, and automatic ticket vending machines have all been included.
Which trains have been included now?
The Railway Board has now added several more trains. According to Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer of NF Railway, train number 07541 Katihar-Dauram Madhepura (Daily Special) will depart from Katihar at 7:00 pm and arrive in Dauram Madhepura at 10:00 pm. Additionally, train number 07542 Dauram Madhepura-Katihar (Daily Special) will depart from Dauram Madhepura at 10:45 pm and arrive in Katihar at 2:30 am. Train number 07540 Katihar-Manihari (Daily Special) will depart from Katihar at 8:30 pm and arrive in Manihari at 9:30 pm.
Train number 07539 Manihari-Katihar (Daily Special) will depart from Manihari at 5:00 pm and arrive in Katihar at 6:00 am. Meanwhile, Train No. 05734 Kishanganj – Amritsar (Weekly Special) will depart from Kishanganj at 9:10 AM and arrive in Amritsar at 12:10 AM the next day.
Train No. 05977 Gorakhpur – Dibrugarh (Weekly Special) will depart from Gorakhpur at 9:30 PM and arrive in Dibrugarh at 10:30 AM. Train No. 05639 Silchar – Kolkata (Weekly Special) will depart from Silchar at 5:00 PM and arrive in Kolkata at 12:05 AM.
These trains will also accelerate.
The Railway Board has announced that Train No. 05952 New Tinsukia – SMVT Bengaluru (Weekly Special) will depart from New Tinsukia at 6:45 PM and arrive in SMVT Bengaluru at 9:30 AM. Train No. 05633 Narangi – Gorakhpur (Weekly Special) will leave Narangi at 01.20 hrs and reach Gorakhpur at 01.00 hrs the next day. Train No. 05744 Katihar – Sonpur (Tri-weekly Special) will leave Katihar at 06.00 hrs and reach Sonpur at 01.00 hrs
