Mahakumbh: Railways to run over 350 trains from Prayagraj for Mahashivratri
After the Amrit Snan, a large number of people are expected to return to their hometowns, which will likely lead to a heavy crowd at railway stations.
After the Amrit Snan, a large number of people are expected to return to their hometowns, which will likely lead to a heavy crowd at railway stations.
The South Central Railway will operate 52 additional special trains between various destinations to clear extra rush during Sankranti festival season.
Notably, 83 per cent of these trains will serve passengers traveling to eastern states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Assam.
With many candidates raising the issue of their exam centre for the RRB-NTPC exam being far away from their hometowns, Indian Railways has decided to run more than 65 special trains across the country for the convenience of aspirants on 9 and10th of May
Right from the date of introduction on March 26, 2020, these special trains were operated by South Central Railway on an uninterrupted basis and to date, 2,502 milk tankers have been transported through 443 trips, a release from the Railway Ministry said on Tuesday.
The railways has been facing major issues with the running of the Shramik Special trains.
There are about 1,200 trains that ferry about 10-12 lakh passengers every day across the country.
All those appearing for the Railway Recruitment Board 2018 exam for assistant loco pilots and technicians will have to carry the RRB ALP admit card 2018 when travelling in any of the nine special trains.
As many as 184 special trains to and from Puri will be pressed into service during the nine-day Lord Jagannath’s…
