Diwali festivities and Chhath Puja are around the corner and the demand for train tickets has gone up in the last few days. To ease the festive rush, Indian Railways is going to run special trains to different cities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
Earlier in October, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishanaw said that 283 special trains will be operated by Indian Railways across the country during the festive season.
Puja, Diwali, Chhath के अवसर पर भारतीय रेल की विशेष सुविधा। pic.twitter.com/XhaAkQMn2q
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) October 21, 2023
The majority of these trains will operate from Delhi, Mumbai and Pune to different cities in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to accommodate more passengers amid the rush for Diwali and Chhath Puja.
While sharing the details, Northern Railway wrote on X, “In order to clear extra rush of passengers, Railways have decided to run the following additional Festival Special Express Trains.”
In order to clear extra rush of passengers, Railways have decided to run the following additional Festival Special Express Trains as per details given below:-
#FestivalSpecialTrains2023 pic.twitter.com/ag8Pr5JaWe— Northern Railway (@RailwayNorthern) November 8, 2023
According to Northern Railway, a special train from New Delhi to Gorakhpur Jn (05065-05066) will be running from Gorakhpur on November 8 and 15 (Wednesday) and from New Delhi on November 9 and 16 (Thursday).
Another special train will be running from Delhi Jn-Darbhanga Jn-Delhi Jn (05527-0552). From Darbhanga Jn, the train will be running from November 23 to December 7 (every Thursday) and from Delhi Jn, it will run from November 24 to December 8 (every Friday).
Apart from the Northern Railway, East Central Railway and Central Railway will be running festive special trains to UP and Bihar. Here is a list of all the Diwali and Chhath Puja Special trains announced for UP and Bihar by different divisions of Indian Railways.
Northern Railway
Central Railway
यात्रियों की सुविधा के लिए दिवाली एवं छठ के अवसर पर पुणे- दानापुर- पुणे के बीच त्यौहार विशेष गाडियां चलेगी..
➡️गाड़ी सं. 01417 पुणे - दानापुर एक्सप्रेस-प्रति रविवार दिनांक 12 नवंबर से 03 दिसंबर तक पुणे से 06.35 बजे रवाना होकर अगले दिन 11.40 बजे दानापुर पहुचेंगी➡️गाड़ी सं.… pic.twitter.com/6v8YIaWJ1Q— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) November 9, 2023
East Central Railway
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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