Railways plans 31 special trains from Delhi for Chhath passengers
New Delhi: In view of the heavy rush of passengers travelling home for Chhath Puja, the Railways has made extensive arrangements to operate special trains from Delhi. On Wednesday, November 11, a total of 31 special trains will be run from major railway stations in the Delhi region, including New Delhi and Anand Vihar. Unreserved special trains have also been arranged to manage the additional passenger rush.
According to the Railways, nine special trains will depart from Anand Vihar Terminal, six from New Delhi Railway Station, five from Shakur Basti, three from Delhi Junction, three from Hazrat Nizamuddin and one from Rohtak. Through these trains, passengers travelling towards Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and other states are expected to get additional facilities.
Considering the number of passengers, the Railways has also kept arrangements ready to run additional unreserved trains if required. This may provide relief to passengers travelling in the general category. Officials and staff have been deployed at major stations for crowd management.
Holding areas have been set up for passengers at New Delhi and Anand Vihar Terminal. Facilities such as ticket counters, automatic ticket machines, drinking water, toilets, food stalls and help centres have been made available there. Railway officials have been instructed to maintain continuous monitoring to control crowds on platforms and in station premises.
The Railways has appealed to passengers to check train timings, stoppages and platform information through official railway channels before leaving home, so that they do not face inconvenience while travelling during the festival.
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