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Government of India
Ministry of Railways
06 MAR 2023 7:32PM by PIB Delhi
During this festive season of Holi, Indian Railways notified 196 special services so far to ensure smooth and comfortable travel to the passengers

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.

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