Indian Railways is running 10 pairs of summer special trains from April 25th to July 2nd, 2023. Bookings have commenced. Six trains will have additional coaches. Additionally, six other trains will have extra coaches added between April 13th and April 19th. These include the Pratapgarh-Delhi Padmavat Express (14207/14208), Ayodhya-Delhi Express (14205/14206),...
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and Amritsar-Saharsa Garib Rath Express (12203/12204). The summer special trains include routes like Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Delhi-Darbhanga, Anand Vihar-Saharsa, Anand Vihar-Jaynagar, Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur, Dehradun-Howrah, Jammu Tawi-Kolkata, Delhi-Varanasi, Katra-Varanasi, and Bhatinda-Varanasi. A special train from Sri Ganganagar to Guwahati via Lucknow (04717) will run on April 21st. A special train will also run between Hubli and Gomtinagar (07305/07306) from April 13th to May 21st, with 6 trips planned.

Indian Railways has announced the operation of six special trains for the summer holidays, including five express and one passenger train, to ease travel to Vaishno Devi Katra. The trains will operate from various locations like Saharanpur, Bhatinda, Chandigarh, Gorakhpur, Katra, Jammu Tawi, and Guwahati, starting from April 20th. These trains...
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aim to provide convenience for passengers travelling to Vaishno Devi during the summer season.

Indian Railways will operate 19 pairs of special trains from Bihar to Punjab and Anand Vihar to alleviate overcrowding during the summer season. These trains will operate from April to the last week of June, passing through Moradabad and Bareilly, benefiting passengers in the Moradabad division. The special trains will run...
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for a total of 9 to 28 trips. Some of the key routes and train numbers include: Chandigarh-Gorakhpur (04517-18), Delhi-Darbhanga (04068-67), Anand Vihar-Saharsa (04027-28), Anand Vihar-Jaynagar (04059-60), Anand Vihar-Jogbani (04009-10), New Delhi-Sitamarhi (04003-04), Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur (04057-58), Guwahati-Shree Mata Vaishno Devi, Jammu Tawi-Kolkata (04681-82), Delhi-Varanasi (04080-79), Shree Mata Vaishno Devi (04623-24), Bhatinda-Varanasi (04529-30), Chhapra-Amritsar (05049-50), Tanakpur-Daurai (05097-98), Jabalpur-Haridwar (02191-92), Dehradun-Howrah (04311-12), Dehradun-Gorakhpur (04309-10), Dehradun-Muzaffarpur (04313-14), and Gorakhpur-Amritsar (05005-06). These special trains will reduce the passenger load on regular trains.

After Holi, regular train tickets are becoming difficult to find. To provide relief, 21 Holi special trains will pass through Bareilly from March 29th to April 1st. These special trains are rapidly filling up due to the high demand for regular train tickets. These special trains will be operational as...
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follows: - 05023 Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar special train will run on March 31st, and 05024 Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur special train will run on April 1st. - 05097 Tanakpur-Daurai special train will run on March 29th, and 05098 Daurai-Tanakpur special train will run on March 30th. - 05531 Raxaul-Anand Vihar special train will run on March 31st, and 05532 Anand Vihar-Raxaul special train will run on April 1st.

After Holi, people returning home are facing long waiting lists for regular trains. However, the North Eastern Railway is offering empty seats on special trains operated during Holi. The CPRO, Pankaj Singh, has stated that confirmed tickets can be obtained for vacant berths in various classes on upcoming dates, making...
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travel easier. Additionally, bookings have been opened for vacant seats on trains with extended runs. Some of the trains with available seats include: Train number 04517, running from Gorakhpur to Chandigarh on March 29, with 41 berths available in second AC; Train number 05057, running from Tanakpur to Daurai on March 29, with several berths available in second AC; Train number 05045, running from Lalkuan to Rajkot on March 31, with 34 berths available in second AC, 135 in third AC, and 77 in sleeper class; Train number 09196, running from Mau to Vadodara on March 31, with 12 berths available in second AC; Train number 050777, running from Gorakhpur to New Jalpaiguri on March 30, with 18 berths available in second AC, 20 in third AC, and 706 in sleeper class. The railway administration has extended the runs of special trains to Mumbai, adding 182 trips. The extended trains will operate on their original routes, timings, and schedules. These include Train number 01025, running from Dadar to Ballia from March 29 to July 1, 2024, with 40 trips; Train number 01026, running from Ballia to Dadar from March 31 to July 3, 2024, with 40 trips; Train number 01027, running from Dadar to Gorakhpur from March 31 to June 30, 2024, with 51 trips; and Train number 01028, running from Gorakhpur to Dadar from April 2 to July 2, 2024, with 51 trips. The railway has extended the operation of the special train number 02575/02576 running between Hyderabad-Gorakhpur-Hyderabad via Lucknow, to cater to the increased passenger traffic. Train number 02575, running from Hyderabad to Gorakhpur every Friday, has been extended until June 28, while train number 02576, running from Gorakhpur to Hyderabad every Sunday, has been extended until June 30, 2024. Waiting lists for regular trains on the Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway have crossed 100, including trains like Shatabdi, Pushpak, and Lucknow Mail, which regularly run from Lucknow to Delhi, Mumbai, and Chandigarh. The railway is planning to ease the burden by increasing the frequency of existing trains in addition to special trains.