New Delhi: There is good news for rail passengers travelling from Delhi to Bihar on the occasion of Diwali and Chhath. According to sources, the Railways has decided to run Vande Bharat special train in view of the rush of passengers.
According to the information, the Railways will run a 20-coach Vande Bharat special train from Delhi to Bihar. For the first time, Vande Bharat train will be run as a special train during the festive season. These special trains will run from Delhi to Patna, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Gorakhpur.
Keeping in mind the convenience of the passengers, the Railways has decided to increase general coaches in 108 trains. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that this time general coaches have been increased in 108 trains during the festive season. A provision of 12,500 coaches has been made for Chhath Puja and Diwali special trains. So far 5,975 trains have been notified in the year 2024-25. This time in the festive season, more than 1 crore passengers will be facilitated to go home.
Last year, a total of 4,429 special trains were run during the festive season in 2023-24. Compared to last year, more than a thousand trains will be run this year. Railways has issued a list to all zones to run special trains during Diwali and Chhath. The maximum number of 130 trains will be run from Northern Railway. 104 special trains will be run from SCR zone. 99 trains will be run from ECR zone. In this way, Railways has decided to run special trains from all zones.
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