New Delhi: Following Diwali, the festival of Chhath Puja has begun, drawing large crowds of people to railway stations. Anticipating this surge, Indian Railways has been operating special trains to ensure convenient travel for passengers. This ensures a comfortable journey for passengers to their homes. North Eastern Railway has decided to operate 199 Puja special trains across 2,913 trips.
The trains will pass through various stations on the North Eastern Railway and major cities across the country. Trains will pass through Delhi, Amritsar, Ambala, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Asansol, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Saharsa, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Dibrugarh, and Guwahati, Jodhpur, Sri Ganganagar, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Jhansi.
How many Puja special trains will be operated?
Indian Railways is operating over 12,000 Puja special trains this year for the festive season. The North Eastern Railway administration is fully prepared to ensure a smooth, easy, safe, and comfortable return journey for passengers.
At the same time, special security arrangements have been made at major North Eastern Railway stations, along with extensive crowd control. Passenger shelters have been constructed at stations such as Gorakhpur, Banaras, Ballia, Chhapra, and Siwan, allowing passengers to rest and wait for trains. Adequate seating arrangements have also been made at these shelters.
War Rooms Opened at Stations
In response to the crowds at railway stations, war rooms have been opened at headquarters and divisional levels, as well as at stations. Railway officials monitor these areas 24 hours a day.
Senior officers have been appointed at the headquarters and divisional levels to monitor passenger traffic at stations. In addition to providing complete oversight of passengers arriving and departing, they are also closely monitoring all station activities.
Passenger crowds at railway stations are continuously increasing. Sleeper tickets have almost all been booked. Thousands of tickets are listed on the waiting list. If you want to travel by train, your ticket is not getting confirmed. If you get a ticket on the waiting list, it will be confirmed after another passenger’s ticket is cancelled.