Indian Railways is running thousands of special trains to cater the rush of passengers during the festive season of Deepawali and Chhath Puja. This year, the Railways is operating over two thousand five hundred additional trains in comparison to last year for the ease of passengers.
Recently, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced that the number of special trains increased to seven thousand this year, compared to four thousand five hundred trains operated last year. He said, around two lakh extra passengers can travel by these special trains on a daily basis.
To effectively deal with the high passenger volumes during the festive season, the Railway has taken several steps for better crowd management and providing seamless services to the passengers at major Railways Stations of Delhi. Our correspondent reports that a designated holding area has been set up at the stations, equipped with additional ticket counters.
Automatic Ticket Vending Machines, Enquiry Counters, catering services, drinking water, and mobile toilets have also been set up to cater for the requirements of the passengers.
Talking about the arrangements made at the Railways Stations, Chief Public Relation Officer of Northern Railway Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay said, the Railway has made several arrangements this time for efficient crowd management.
He said, different entry points have been made for reserved and unreserved passengers to avoid untoward incidents. He said, the number of security staff has increased 30 percent this time.
