The festive season has started. Diwali is coming soon. After that, there is Chhath Puja. During the festive season, Indian trains are very crowded. For this reason, many people book their train tickets well in advance. Trains going to Bihar, Jharkhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, and various routes are crowded. In such a situation, booking a confirmed seat on
a train is a very difficult task. During this period, booking Tatkal train tickets is not an easy task. In such a situation, passengers have to look for many other options to travel. In view of the huge crowd during the festive season, Indian Railways is operating many special trains. In such a situation, you can book your tickets in these trains to travel during the festival time.
Indian Railways is operating many festive special trains given Diwali and Chhath Puja. These trains will run from stations like New Delhi, Jammu Tawi-Barauni, Ambala Cantt, Firozpur Cantt, etc. to Patna Junction, Danapur, Saharsa, and many other stations.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav has informed that given the huge crowd on Diwali and Chhath Puja, Railways is going to operate 283 Puja special trains.
These trains running on different routes will make a total of 4480 trips. This includes routes from all zones. In such a situation, if you are not getting a train ticket to go home.
In such a situation, you can book your tickets in these special trains run by Indian Railways.
Special facility of Indian Railways on the occasion of Puja, Diwali, Chhath. pic.twitter.com/XhaAkQMn2q
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) October 21, 2023
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