railways to run 38 special trains to clear festival rush

Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Indian Railways have started 38 special trains to clear rush of passengers during Diwali, Id and Chhat festivities.

Of the total trains, 19 trains would be operated by the Northern Railway, 13 by Central Railway, 4 by Western Railway, and 2 by Northeast Frontier Railway.

19 trains will clear Bihar bound passengers and the remaining trains from other parts of the country.

In addition, East bound train services would be augmented by 1 or 2 additional coaches each. About 102 additional coaches would be attached to various trains.

The concerned Zonal Railways have been directed to notify about special trains and augmentation of services, especially in Hindi, Urdu and various language newspapers.