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Railway Extra Trains: If you too are planning to go somewhere by train this summer, then this news will make you happy. Yes, in view of the increasing demand for railway travel this summer, the Railway Ministry is going to increase the number of additional trains by 43 percent. This will help in reaching more and more passengers to their destination. Railway Ministry said in a statement that to ensure the convenience of passengers and keeping in mind the increase in travel demand during summer, the Railways is going to operate a record 9,111 journeys of trains in summer.
Train frequency increased to 2742
In the statement issued by the ministry, it was said that this is sufficient in terms of the number of trains compared to the summer of 2023. 6,369 additional trains were offered. Thus, the frequency of trains has increased by 2742, which shows the commitment of Indian Railways to effectively meet the demands of passengers. The Railway Ministry said that to ensure hassle-free travel on major railway routes, additional trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country.
Western Railway will operate the maximum number of 1878 trains.
Of the 9,111 additional trains, a maximum of 1,878 trains will be operated by Western Railways. After this, North Western Railway will run 1,623 additional trains. At the same time, South Central Railway will operate 1,012 trains and East Central Railway will operate 1,003 trains. The Railway Ministry said, 'All the zonal railways spread across the country have received requests for these additional trains from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Delhi, Jharkhand during the summer. Have done. , Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Geared up to conduct tours.
The Ministry has taken this decision on the basis of details of waitlisted passengers in the PRS system as well as information received from media reports, social media forums and railway helpline number 139.