Mumbai: Indian Railways sees massive rush of passengers during the festivals like Diwali and Chhath puja. Diwali is the main Hindu festival celebrated across the country, while Chhath puja is prominently celebrated in northern India. To accommodate the rush and allow all passengers to reach their hometowns safely, the Central Railway (CR) this season has announced 507 special trains.
These 507 special trains will complete a total of 740 special train trips of which 233 trips of which have already been ferried, says the statement by CR. These trains include AC Specials, trains with mixed combination of AC, Sleeper and General coaches and also Unreserved Specials.
Destinations the special trains run
For the Diwali and Chhath Puja Festival, special trains are being run from Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur etc to various destinations across the country.
A total of 363 trips have been announced from Mumbai of which 252 have been completed while 111 more trips will run. Similarly from Pune, 327 trips have announced of which 221 have ferried while 106 more trips will be run. From other places like Nagpur, Latur, Daund and others total 50 trips have been announced of which 34 have run and 16 more will be run.
For passengers travelling to various places in Maharashtra like Latur, Sawantwadi Road, Nagpur, Pune, Kolhapur, Nanded and other places enroute, CR has announced 125 trips, of which 107 trips have been completed and 18 more trips will be running.
Special Trains to North & South India
For North bound passengers CR has announced 551 trips to various places like Danapur, Gorakhpur, Chhapra, Banaras, Samastipur, Asansol, Agartala, Santragachi and other places enroute of which 356 trips have been completed and 195 more trips will run.
For South bound passengers CR has announced 64 trips to various places like Karimnagar, Kochuveli, Kazipet, Bengaluru and other destinations of which 44 trips have been completed and 20 more trips will be run.
Diwali and Chhath puja are major festivals celebrated by Hindus. Diwali is celebrated across the country, while Chatth puja is mainly celebrated in northern India.
