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As soon as the festive season comes, a ‘war’ begins – the battle to get a confirmed ticket to go home. The grief of ‘Waiting List’ is often overwhelming on the Diwali holidays and the joy of going to your home, your home, to your family.
But this year, Indian Railways has brought a big relief to remove this biggest concern. Like every year, this year also in view of the huge crowd of passengers ,Festival special trains have announced, so that no one is bereft of going to their home.
Why are these trains being run?
There is no place to set foot in regular trains going from big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar at the time of Diwali and especially Chhath Puja. These special trains are being run to handle this huge crowd and to bring people safe to their homes.
Which routes will get the biggest relief?
These special trains are mainly running on the routes where the most crowds are. If you are also planning to go home from these cities, then this list is for you:
- From Delhi/Anand Vihar: For Patna, Darbhanga, Saharsa, Muzaffarpur, Chapra, and Gorakhpur.
- From Mumbai/LTT: For Chhapra, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, and Danapur.
- From Surat/Ahmedabad: For various cities of Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- Apart from this, special trains are being run for Purvanchal from Kolkata, Bengaluru and other major cities of the country.
(These are just a few major routes, for complete and detailed information, check the website of IRCTC.)
How to book these ‘gold -like’ seats?
Getting seat in these special trains is also no less than a challenge, because they fill up very fast. Follow this method for booking:
- Go to IRCTC website or app: First of all log in to the official website of IRCTC irctc.co.in or ‘Rail Connect’ app.
- Fill the travel information: Put information about where to go from where to go and on which date.
- Keep an eye on special trains: In the search result, you will see normal trains as well as trains with ‘special’ tags. You have to focus on them.
- Hurry booking: As soon as you see a special train for your floor, book tickets without losing time, because the seats are filled in minutes.
An important advice: Do not spoil your plan by sitting on Tatkal tickets. Continue checking the website of IRCTC, as the Railways keeps announcing new special trains from time to time.
So now there is no need to be disappointed, start your preparation. This time your seat may be confirmed and you too can celebrate the festival with your loved ones.