The Indian Railways is running 540 train services in the ongoing festive season of Holi for the convenience of rail travellers and to clear the extra rush of passengers.
Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes like Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Saharsa, Gorakhpur-Mumbai, Kolkata-Puri, Guwahati-Ranchi, New Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jaipur-Bandra Terminus, Pune-Danapur, Durg-Patna and Barauni-Surat.
Crowd controlling measures by forming queues at the terminus stations under the supervision of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches is also being ensured, the Ministry of Railways said.
Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure security of passengers. Officers are deployed on emergency duty at major stations to ensure smooth running of trains. Staff are also deployed in various sections to attend any disruption of train service on priority.
Measures have been taken for frequent and timely announcement of arrival/departure of trains with platform numbers.