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    QONEQT in News

    19-Oct-2022 11:05 AM


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    Indian Railways to run 211 more special trains till Chhath Puja

    By Jomy Jos Pullokaran Mini Special trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes, like Darbhanga, Azamgarh, Saharsa, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Firozpur, Patna, Katihar and Amritsar and so on.
    State-run Indian Railways on Tuesday said it will be running 2,561 trips of 211 special trains (in pairs) till Chhath Puja this year for the convenience of rail travellers and to clear the extra rush of passengers.
    The Central Railway (CR) has notified 132 trips of 10 pairs of special trains, East Central Railway (ECR) has notified 176 trips of 10 pairs of special trains, Eastern Coastal Railway (ECoR) has notified 94 trips of six pairs of special trains, Eastern Railway (ER) has notified 108 trips of 14 pairs of special trains and Northern Railway (NE) has notified 367 trips of 44 pairs of special trains.
    Recently, Indian Railways notified additional 32 special services to ensure smooth and comfortable travel for passengers during this festive season, while 179 special services were notified earlier.
    These 179 special services have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes like Delhi- Patna, Delhi- Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Saharsa, etc.