As railways stations are witnessing an unprecedented rise in numbers of passengers within the wake of color festival Holi, The Railways deliberate to run 491 trips of 196 special trains for the comfort of passengers and to ease the festive rush.
These special trains will join main locations throughout the nation, , the nationwide transporter mentioned on Monday.
“In this ongoing festive season of Holi, for the comfort of rail travellers and to clear additional rush of passengers, Indian Railways is working 491 trips of 196 special trains.
“Special trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country like Delhi- Patna, Delhi- Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Saharsa, Gorakhpur- Mumbai, Kolkata-Puri, Guwahati- Ranchi , New Delhi- Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jaipur- Bandra Terminus, Pune- Danapur etc.,” the Railways ministry mentioned in an announcement.
The Railways has additionally put in force crowd controlling measures by forming queue on the terminus stations beneath the supervision of RPF workers for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches is being ensured, it mentioned.
Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at main stations to guarantee safety of passengers, it mentioned.
Officers have been deployed on emergency obligation at main stations to guarantee clean working of trains. Staff are deployed in numerous sections to attend any disruption of practice service on precedence, the Railways mentioned.
Measures have been taken for frequent and well timed announcement of arrival/departure of trains with platform numbers.
