Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth Rs 16 crore for special trains so far, says Indian Railways
4 years, 8 months ago

Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth Rs 16 crore for special trains so far, says Indian Railways

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Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth over Rs 16 crore on the special trains so far, the Indian Railways said on Tuesday, hours before the first such train is scheduled to depart from the New Delhi station for Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh. New Delhi: Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth over Rs 16 crore on the special trains so far, the Indian Railways said on Tuesday, hours before the first such train is scheduled to depart from the New Delhi station for Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh. So far, 45,533 bookings worth Rs 16.15 crore have been recorded for the special trains for the next seven days, the railways said, adding that around 82,317 passengers will travel against these bookings. The railways issued guidelines on Monday for 15 special trains, which will be operated from Tuesday, asking the passengers to carry their own food and linen, and arrive at stations at least 90 minutes before departure for a health screening.

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Four more coaches to Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train from January 11; 188 special trains for Sankranti
5 days, 17 hours ago

Four more coaches to Secunderabad - Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat train from January 11; 188 special trains for Sankranti

The Hindu  

South Central Railway has decided to increase the number of coaches of the Vande Bharat train - starting from Secunderabad in the afternoon to reach Visakhapatnam by late night - to 20 coaches from the current 16 coaches in view of the heavy demand and the current ‘Sankranti-Pongal’ festival season from Saturday. The Visakhapatnam - Secunderabad – Visakhapatnam Vande Bharat …

Indian Railways Stepping Up Capacity for Festive Rush
2 months, 1 week ago

Indian Railways Stepping Up Capacity for Festive Rush

India Today  

Indian Railways is increasing festival special trains by 65 per cent from last year to ease crowding and allow more people to travel home and back for festivals. The railways have scheduled 7,296 special trains from October 1 to November 30, with 12 million unreserved non-suburban passengers being moved on November 4, double the numbers around Diwali. The train rush …

Indian Railways Announces 7,000 Special Trains for Festive Rush During Diwali and Chhath Puja
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian Railways Announces 7,000 Special Trains for Festive Rush During Diwali and Chhath Puja

ABP News  

Indian Railways has arranged 7,000 special trains to cater to the increased rush of passengers during the Diwali and Chhath Puja festivals. The number of passengers increased during the festive season of Diwali and Chhath, and the railway has made elaborate arrangements to accommodate them. More than 7000 special trains have been arranged, generating over one crore extra seats, for …

2.70 crore passengers denied train travel in FY 2022-23 due to being waitlisted: RTI
1 year, 8 months ago

2.70 crore passengers denied train travel in FY 2022-23 due to being waitlisted: RTI

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: More than 2.7 crore passengers could not travel by train in 2022-23 despite buying tickets because of being waitlisted, according to the response to an RTI query, indicating shortage of trains on busy routes in the country. According to a reply to an RTI plea filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the Railway Board said that …

Indian Railways desperately needs more trains as 2.70 crore tickets stuck on waiting list in FY 2022-23
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian Railways desperately needs more trains as 2.70 crore tickets stuck on waiting list in FY 2022-23

India TV News  

In a shocking revelation, a response to an RTI query exposed the burden of passengers on Indian Railways. According to the RTI, more than 2.7 crore passengers could not travel by train in 2022-23 despite buying tickets because of being waitlisted. According to a reply to an RTI plea filed by Madhya Pradesh-based activist Chandra Shekhar Gaur, the Railway Board …

Railways to run special trains to meet summer rush. Details here
1 year, 9 months ago

Railways to run special trains to meet summer rush. Details here

Live Mint  

For the convenience of passengers and to clear extra rush of passengers, the Indian Railways will be running additional 4,010 trips of 217 special trains this summer season. The special trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes. According to the official statement of the Ministry of Railways, as on the date of April …

RRB-NTPC Exams: Indian Railways to Run Special Trains for Candidates; Check Full List
2 years, 8 months ago

RRB-NTPC Exams: Indian Railways to Run Special Trains for Candidates; Check Full List

News 18  

RRB-NTPC EXAMS: With many candidates raising the issue of their RRB-NTPC exam centres being far away from their home towns, the Indian Railways has decided to run more than 65 special trains across the country for the convenience of the aspirants appearing for their examinations on May 9 and 10. “Indian Railways will run more than 65 special trains across …

Rail fare to get 30% cheaper as 47 trains via Bhopal lose special status | Details
2 years, 10 months ago

Rail fare to get 30% cheaper as 47 trains via Bhopal lose special status | Details

India Today  

At present, about 15,000 passengers travel on 47 special trains running and passing via Bhopal station. And now the announcement has come to abolish the special status of all trains as it will save 30 percent of the fares of the passengers. Not only this, but the number of trains at Bhopal station will also increase from 132 to 167 …

Railways Drops 'Special' Tag From 32 Trains, Reduces Fair. See List
3 years, 1 month ago

Railways Drops 'Special' Tag From 32 Trains, Reduces Fair. See List

News 18  

The Indian Railways on Tuesday announced that it was dropping special train tags from at least 32 trains operating in the North Western Railway zone. According to the notification of the Northern Western Railway, fare for train numbering 02990/02989, Ajmer-Dadar-Ajmer Superfast tri-weekly special, train numbering 09708/09707 Sri Ganganagar-Bandra Terminus-Sriganganagar Pratinidhi, train numbering 02489/02490, Bikaner-Dadar-Bikaner bi-weekly Superfast special, train numbering 02940/02939, …

Central Railway to run 72 'Ganpati festival' special trains. Here's full list
3 years, 6 months ago

Central Railway to run 72 'Ganpati festival' special trains. Here's full list

India TV News  

The Central Railway on Monday informed that it will run 72 special trains between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus / Panvel and Sawantwadi Road/ Ratnagiri to clear the extra rush of passengers during the Ganpati festival 2021. As per the release, CSMT-Sawantwadi Road Daily Special will make 36 such trips. 01227 special will leave Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 00.20 hours …

Indian Railways to resume services of 17 trains including Shatabdi; Full List
3 years, 6 months ago

Indian Railways to resume services of 17 trains including Shatabdi; Full List

India TV News  

For the convenience and comfort of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway has decided to resume services of 17 pairs of special trains. Here is the full list with details of trains: 02009/02010 Mumbai Central- Ahmedabad Shatabdi Special train will run from June 28 daily, except Sunday 02933/02934 Mumbai Central Ahmedabad Special train will …

Railways to run 7 Summer Special trains from Delhi to Bihar. Check list
3 years, 8 months ago

Railways to run 7 Summer Special trains from Delhi to Bihar. Check list

India TV News  

Indian Railways on Monday announced that it will run 7 'Summer Special' trains for the convenience of Railways passengers and to provide a comfortable and convenient journey during this summer season. All these Summer Special trains will consist of sleeper and second seating class coaches. Here's a list of Summer Special trains along with their timings and other details: Only …

Holi Special Trains: Indian Railways to run 16 new trains to clear rush – FULL LIST
3 years, 10 months ago

Holi Special Trains: Indian Railways to run 16 new trains to clear rush – FULL LIST

India TV News  

Holi Special Trains 2021 List: The Indian Railways will run Holi special trains to clear the rush of passengers during the festival. The Holi special trains include weekly, bi-weekly, tri-weekly and daily special trains which go towards destinations in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. Full list of Holi special trains 2021: 03402 Danapur-Bhagalpur Special | 03401 Bhagalpur-Danapur …

Railways to run 392 festival special train services during 20 Oct-30 Nov
4 years, 3 months ago

Railways to run 392 festival special train services during 20 Oct-30 Nov

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: Indian Railways on Tuesday said it will run 392 special trains across the country between 20 October and 30 November to cater to rising demand in the festive season. The fare of these trains will be 1.3 times of the normal fare, as per railway ministry norms, an official spokesperson said. “In addition to the fare, special charges …

Indian Railways to run 196 pairs of festival special trains. Full list, arrival, departure station
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian Railways to run 196 pairs of festival special trains. Full list, arrival, departure station

India TV News  

The Railways Ministry has approved Zonal Railways' proposal for the operation of 196 pairs of Festival Special trains. This comes a few days after Railways announced to resume services of 39 pairs of AC special trains in the coming days. Railways to run 196 pairs of festival special trains | What we know The 392 of festival special trains will …

Railways to start 39 special trains soon: Here is a complete list
4 years, 3 months ago

Railways to start 39 special trains soon: Here is a complete list

India Today  

39 special trains: As India battles against the coronavirus pandemic, Indian Railways in March announced the closure of all passenger rail services across the nation. Later, the Ministry of Home Affairs allowed Indian railways to operate special passenger trains to ferry stranded migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students, and other persons back to their homes states from May 1. Here is …

Railways to introduce 200 special trains between Oct 15 to Nov 30 during festive season
4 years, 3 months ago

Railways to introduce 200 special trains between Oct 15 to Nov 30 during festive season

India TV News  

The Indian Railways is planning to introduce 200 special trains between October 15 and November 30 to cater to passengers travelling during the festive season. Our estimate as of now is that we will run around 200 trains, but it is an estimate, the number could be more,” news agency PTI quoted Railway Board Chairman and CEO V K Yadav …

Indian Railways to run 80 new special trains from today
4 years, 4 months ago

Indian Railways to run 80 new special trains from today

India TV News  

As many as 80 new special trains will begin to run from today, in addition to the 230 trains already in operation. The development was confirmed by Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav, who at a media briefing, said, "Eighty new special trains or 40 pairs of trains will start operating from September 12. To a question about running trains for …

Indian Railways: 80 new trains from September 12, tickets available from today
4 years, 4 months ago

Indian Railways: 80 new trains from September 12, tickets available from today

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Railways will run 80 new trains starting from September 12, tickets of which went live on Thursday at the Indian Railways website. These trains will be in addition to the 230 special trains already in operation — introduced at various stages of lockdown and unlocking in the last six months. From May, the railways resumed operations in a …

Railway Board chairman says 80 new special trains will begin from 12 Sept; reservations open from 10 Sept
4 years, 4 months ago

Railway Board chairman says 80 new special trains will begin from 12 Sept; reservations open from 10 Sept

Firstpost  

VK Yadav said the Railways will be monitoring all the trains that are currently in operation to determine which trains have a long waiting list New Delhi: Eighty new special trains will be operational from 12 September, reservations for which will begin from 10 September, Railway Board Chairman VK Yadav said on Saturday. “Eighty new special trains or 40 pairs …

Railways issues full list of 80 new special trains to be run from Sep 12: Check departure, arrival station
4 years, 4 months ago

Railways issues full list of 80 new special trains to be run from Sep 12: Check departure, arrival station

India TV News  

The Indian Railways on Saturday announced that it will run 40 new pairs from September 12 for which reservation or booking of seats-birth will start from September 10. Railways CEO said that they have decided to operate 80 more special trains from September 12 and reservations for these will open on September 10. The CEO added that the national transporter …

Railways to run 40 pairs of new special trains from Sep 12: Check booking dates, details
4 years, 4 months ago

Railways to run 40 pairs of new special trains from Sep 12: Check booking dates, details

India TV News  

Railways will start 40 new pairs services from September 12 for which reservations will begin from Sept 10. These new trains will run in addition to 230 trains that are already in operation, Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said on Saturday. This will run in addition to the 230 trains already in operation," Railway Board Chairman said. The Railway …

Railways Suspends All Regular Passenger Services Indefinitely, Special Trains Will Continue to Run
4 years, 5 months ago

Railways Suspends All Regular Passenger Services Indefinitely, Special Trains Will Continue to Run

News 18  

The Railways has stated that all regular passenger train services will remain suspended till further notice, but 230 special trains will continue to be in service. "This is to bring to the notice of all concerned that as decided and informed earlier as well, regular passenger and suburban train services will continue to remain suspended till further notice," a statement …

Railways to begin train ticket bookings at 1.7 lakh common service centres from tomorrow
4 years, 7 months ago

Railways to begin train ticket bookings at 1.7 lakh common service centres from tomorrow

India TV News  

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that booking of train tickets will resume at around 1.7 lakh common service centres from tomorrow across the country. Earlier on Wednesday, Railways announced resumption of services of 200 trains in addition to already running AC special and shramik trains from June 1.Out of the 200 trains whose services will resume from …

IRCTC Special Trains: Online booking for 200 trains begins today | Check Full List
4 years, 7 months ago

IRCTC Special Trains: Online booking for 200 trains begins today | Check Full List

India TV News  

IRCTC Special Trains Ticket Booking: Indian Railways has announced that set of 200 IRCTC special trains operate from June 1. The new set of special Indian Railways trains will consist of air-conditioned as well as non-air conditioned coaches, the Railway Ministry said in a statement. Full list of 200 special Indian Railways trains which will be operated from 1st June: …

Railways allow IRCTC to open catering or vending units at railway stations
4 years, 7 months ago

Railways allow IRCTC to open catering or vending units at railway stations

India TV News  

The Ministry of Railways has decided to open all catering stalls at railway stations. Zonal Railways and IRCTC are advised to take necessary action for the opening of all Static catering and vending units at Railway stations with immediate effect, the ministry said in a tweet today. Earlier on Tuesday, the railways announced that it would run 200 special passenger …

Opinion | Railway's decision to run 400 trains daily for migrants is a welcome step
4 years, 7 months ago

Opinion | Railway's decision to run 400 trains daily for migrants is a welcome step

India TV News  

I welcome two major decisions taken by Railways to help migrant workers wanting to go home. A similar suggestion came from Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal who wanted all migrants wishing to leave the capital to congregate in different stadiums state-wise and then sent by special trains on a single day. Gujarat and Bihar governments had asked for 100 trains …

Railways to run 200 non-ac timetabled trains daily from June 1, online bookings soon: Piyush Goyal
4 years, 7 months ago

Railways to run 200 non-ac timetabled trains daily from June 1, online bookings soon: Piyush Goyal

India TV News  

Railways to run 200 non-ac timetabled trains daily from June 1, the national transporter said on Tuesday. "Indian Railways will run 200 non-AC trains daily as per the time table from June 1, whose online booking will start soon," tweeted Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. Railways said the move to start these 200 trains would also be helpful for migrants who …

Indian Railways may introduce more trains; 5 facts
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways may introduce more trains; 5 facts

Live Mint  

Two days after the Indian Railways started to run the Special Rajdhani trains, the national transporter on Wednesday indicated that it might soon start mail or express trains as chair-car services in the coming days as well. Waiting list introduced The Railway Board on Wednesday issued an order introducing the provision of waiting list not only in its presently operational …

Watch | Indian Railways restart 'special trains'
4 years, 8 months ago

Watch | Indian Railways restart 'special trains'

The Hindu  

It has been almost 50 days since railway services were stopped in India amid the COVID-19 lockdown. The Indian Railways plans to restart passenger services in a phased manner. Initially, 15 pairs of 'special trains' will restart service from May 12 onwards. The trains will run from the New Delhi station connecting places including Patna, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram and …

Over 45,000 bookings worth ₹16 crore so far for special trains: Railways
4 years, 8 months ago

Over 45,000 bookings worth ₹16 crore so far for special trains: Railways

The Hindu  

Over 80,000 passengers have booked tickets worth over ₹16 crore on the special trains so far, the Indian Railways said on Tuesday, hours before the first such train is scheduled to depart from the New Delhi station for Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh. So far, 45,533 bookings worth ₹16.15 crore have been recorded for the special trains for the next seven …

Indian Railways to resume passenger services; will run 15 special trains starting 12 May: Full list of trains and their timings
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian Railways to resume passenger services; will run 15 special trains starting 12 May: Full list of trains and their timings

Firstpost  

As per the Ministry of Railways, these services shall be in addition to the Shramik specials for transporting stranded migrants which started from 1 May. The Indian Railways is resuming passenger train service from Tuesday, 12 May. Passenger services on Indian Railways shall be partially restored w.e.f. See attached list.https://t.co/HSfscqd7GQ pic.twitter.com/fUjBiTndDj — Ministry of Railways May 11, 2020 Here are …

Shramik Special trains to now have three stops, increased capacity
4 years, 8 months ago

Shramik Special trains to now have three stops, increased capacity

The Hindu  

The Indian Railways, which has so far run about 468 Shramik Special trains, has now decided to run such trains with three stops in the destination State. In a separate statement, the Railways said it had operated 468 Shramik Special trains till 10.00 a.m. on May 11. “As on 11th May 2020, a total of 468 ‘Shramik Special’ trains have …

Trains to Mumbai Central, Howrah, Bengaluru from New Delhi to resume service from tomorrow
4 years, 8 months ago

Trains to Mumbai Central, Howrah, Bengaluru from New Delhi to resume service from tomorrow

India TV News  

The Indian Railways will start limited passenger trains service from May 12 and the bookings will start from today 4 pm onwards. Initially 15 pairs of special trains connecting New Delhi with major stations across India will commence its service. The special trains will run from New Delhi to Dibrugarh, Agartala, Howrah, Patna, Bilaspur, Ranchi, Bhubaneswar, Secunderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, …

302 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 3.4 lakh migrants ferried: Railways
4 years, 8 months ago

302 Shramik Special trains run so far, around 3.4 lakh migrants ferried: Railways

India Today  

The Indian Railways has operated 302 'Shramik Special' trains since May 1 and ferried home more than 3 lakh migrants stranded in various parts of the country amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, officials said. While the railways has not yet announced the cost incurred on the special services, officials indicate the national transporter has spent around Rs 80 lakh per service. …

Indian Railways runs 78 special trains to meet summer rush
5 years, 7 months ago

Indian Railways runs 78 special trains to meet summer rush

India TV News  

Due to unavailability of tickets in most fast and super fast trains during the summer holiday season, the Indian Railways is running 78 special trains to cater to the rush, an official said on Monday. "To cater to the extra rush, we have started 78 special trains from April 1," a senior Northern Railway official told IANS. The special trains …

Railways to run 40 special trains over next 30 days for festive season rush
6 years, 2 months ago

Railways to run 40 special trains over next 30 days for festive season rush

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Railways is preparing to ferry around 16 crore passengers in the next 30 days to clear the festival rush, an official of the railway board said. “We have also taken several measures to manage the rush during that time, including deployment of more personnel, adequate facilities and amenities for passengers,” the official said. On top of this, railways …

Festival rush: Railways to ferry around 16 cr passengers in the next 30 days
6 years, 2 months ago

Festival rush: Railways to ferry around 16 cr passengers in the next 30 days

India TV News  

The Indian Railways will ferry around 16 crore passengers during the upcoming festive season. A railway board official said that the country's largest public trasnports network is all geared up to handle the rush of passengers in the next 30 days. "We have also taken several measures to manage the rush during that time, including deployment of more personnel, adequate …

Special trains for railways job exam to be held from 9 August
6 years, 5 months ago

Special trains for railways job exam to be held from 9 August

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian Railways is running special trains for applicants appearing in the railway examination for 60,000 posts of assistant loco pilot and technician to be held from 9 August. The railways in a statement on Tuesday said special trains will be run between Patna and Indore, Danapur and Secunderabad, Muzaffarpur and Secunderabad, and Darbhanga and Secunderabad. The move comes …

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