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News India Live, Digital Desk: Indian Railways: The season of festivals is just about to come, and with this it starts to get a confirmed seat in trains. In view of the huge crowd of people going home on Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali and Mahaparva Chhath, the Indian Railways has already been gearing up. For the convenience of passengers, the Railway Board has cleared four pairs of Pooja Special trains from Lucknow and Anand Vihar to Bihar and Kolkata.
This news has brought great relief for millions of people, who struggle for confirmed tickets during festivals every year.
How long will these special trains run?
According to officials of Northern Railway, Lucknow division, all these special trains will be operated from the first week to December of October. These trains will run on different dates, so that more and more passengers can take advantage of them. Soon the date for starting stoppage, time-table and booking of these trains will be announced. Keep an eye on the website and app of passenger IRCTC.
On which routes will these puja special trains run?
Railways have planned these trains keeping in mind the most crowded routes from Delhi and Lucknow.
- Lucknow-Kolkata Pooja Special (Train Number 042222/04221): This train will run between Lucknow to Kolkata.
- Anand Vihara-Saharsa Pooja Special (Train Number 04094/04093): This special train will be run from Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi to Saharsa in Bihar.
- Anand Vihar-Bhagalpur Puja Special (Train Number 04092/04091): This train will run between Anand Vihar to Bhagalpur in Bihar.
- Anand Vihar-Jogbani Puja Special (Train Number 04096/04095): This will be a big facility for passengers going from Delhi to Jogbani in Bihar.
Availability of seats will increase, brokers will be controlled
The running of these special trains will not only increase the availability of confirmed seats, but will also curb ticket brokers, which become active during festivals. This step of the Railways will ensure that more and more people can easily and celebrate the festival with their family by taking tickets at the right price. It is expected that in the coming days, the railway can also announce some more special trains.