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During this festive season of Holi, Indian Railways notified 196 special services so far to ensure smooth and comfortable travel to the passengers
These 196 special services will make 491 Trips
Crowd management at major stations is being prioritized
Special Trains planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes
By PIB Delhi
In this ongoing festive season of Holi, for the convenience of rail travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 491 trips of 196 special trains.
Special Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes like Delhi- Patna, Delhi- Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Saharsa, Gorakhpur- Mumbai, Kolkata-Puri, Guwahati- Ranchi , New Delhi- Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jaipur- Bandra Terminus, Pune- Danapur etc.
SUMMARY OF HOLI SPECIAL -2023 (as on 06.03.23) S.NO. RAILWAY NOTIFIED TRAIN NOTIFIED TRIPS 1 CR 29 122 2 ECR 16 58 3 ER 8 14 4 ECoR 0 0 5 NCR 4 10 6 NER 10 22 7 NFR 6 22 8 NR 35 75 9 NWR 14 38 10 SCR 6 6 11 SER 9 9 12 SECR 2 2 13 SR 1 1 14 SWR 8 10 15 WCR 12 18 16 WR 36 84 17 KR 0 0 G.Total 196 491
Crowd controlling measures by forming queue at the terminus stations under the supervision of RPF staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches is being ensured.
Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure security of passengers. Officers are deployed on Emergency Duty at major stations to ensure smooth running of trains. Staff are deployed in various sections to attend any disruption of train service on priority.
Measures have been taken for frequent and timely announcement of arrival/departure of trains with platform numbers.
