Condition Of Trains Of Up Bihar On Holi / Somewhere passengers rely on Tatkal tickets, then the ongoing exercise to add additional coaches in trains

Railways is making all arrangements for the convenience of the passengers going home on Holi. Somewhere additional coaches are being arranged in the trains, along with many Holi special trains are also being run. Despite all this, these arrangements are proving to be insufficient for the passengers to a large extent. A large number of passengers still rely on Tatkal tickets. If you are also one of such people, then read this news and know how you can reach your home this Holi.

Holi special train started from today for Anand Vihar-Sitamarhi

For the convenience of the passengers going home on Holi, the Railways has started operating the Anand Vihar-Sitamarhi Holi Special from Saturday. Till March 20, this train will make two trips from both the sides. This train left for the first time at 12:30 pm on Saturday. This train has also been stopped at Ghaziabad. Due to this, people of Ghaziabad, Sahibabad as well as Noida will also be able to come to Ghaziabad and board it.

According to the local railway officials, this train will leave from Anand Vihar at 12:30 pm on Saturday and Tuesday and will reach Sitamarhi at 8:30 pm the next night. In return direction, it will leave Sitamarhi at 12:15 PM on Sunday and Wednesday and will reach Anand Vihar at 11:45 PM the next night. This train will also stop at Ghaziabad, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Paniya Hawa, Narkatiaganj and Raxaul stations.

These are the other special trains going to Bihar

Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur Holi Special will run from March 12 to March 19, Anand Vihar-Jayanagar Holi Special from March 11 to 23, Anand Vihar-Jogbani Holi Special from March 12 to 21. The stoppage of these trains will not remain in Ghaziabad. Passengers of Ghaziabad, Sahibabad and Noida will be able to travel in these trains from Anand Vihar.

Direct train from sriganganagar to abohar varanasi from today

Sri Ganganagar-Varanasi (Kashi) Holiday Special train is leaving from Sriganganagar on Sunday, 13th March. Union Minister of State and MP Nihalchand Meghwal will flag off the train from Sriganganagar railway station at 6.10 pm. For the first time with the efforts of MP Meghwal, people of the area will be able to travel from Sri Ganganagar to Bareilly, Moradabad, Lucknow and Sultanpur by train. Due to this, the railway passengers of Abohar, Malout, Giddarbaha are happy.

Train No. 04530 will leave Sri Ganganagar at 6.10 pm on Sundays and Wednesdays from 13th March to 20th March and will leave Sri Ganganagar at 7.05 pm, Abohar, 7.51 Malout, 8.11 Giddarbaha, 8.40 Bathinda, 9.40 Rampur Phool, 10.10 Barnala, 10.42 Dhuri, 11.42 Patiala, 12.12 pm. Rajpura, 12.50 Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar at 2 pm, 2.44 Saharanpur, Moradabad at 6.10 am next day, Moradabad at 7.40 am, Alamnagar, 11.30 am Lucknow and 1.38 pm to reach Varanasi at 5 pm next day via Sultanpur. In return direction, Train No. 04529 will leave Varanasi at 9.00 hrs on Monday and Thursday and will reach Sri Ganganagar at 09.15 hrs the next day. This fully reserved train will have a total of 18 coaches with one AC, two and three combined, 12 sleeper, 3 two S and 2 SLR. ZRUCC member Bhim Sharma told that if the train gets good response then its frequency can be increased.

Passengers relying on Tatkal seats

On Holi, passengers coming from Delhi and Mumbai to Lucknow are facing a tussle for seats. In such a situation, they now have the confidence of only five thousand seats of Tatkal. On the other hand, those returning after Holi are also clamoring for confirmed seats. Their problems have also increased due to increasing waiting in trains.

Special trains being run for the passengers of Lucknow

The festival of colors will be celebrated on 18th March. Those doing jobs or studies in Delhi and Mumbai have started returning to Lucknow. Special trains are also being run for them, but only fifteen percent waiting passengers are getting relief from them. About 65 thousand passengers will return to Lucknow from Delhi and Mumbai. In such a situation, now there is an immediate trust in front of them.

There was also a problem of return tickets

On the other hand, even for those going from Lucknow to Delhi and Mumbai after Holi, there is a lot of demand for confirmed seats. There is 102 waiting on 19th in sleeper of Pushpak Express going from Lucknow to Mumbai. Whereas on March 20, 145 and on 21, 109 waiting has been reached. In the same third AC, waiting is going on 34, 13 and 22 on these dates.

Whereas in the sleeper of Gorakhpur LTT the waiting is 47, 83 and 84 on these dates and 21, 15 and eight in third AC. Kushinagar Express is waiting for 58, 86 and 75 in sleeper and 15, 23 and 25 in third AC. Waiting of Avadh Express is 127, 146 and 118 in Sleeper and 30, 32 and 24 in Third AC.

Hope for relief from Shatabdi, Tejas

However, Tejas can give relief to the passengers. In Tejas chair car, 365 seats are vacant on 19. However, waiting for 49 and 13 is going on on 20 and 21. 127 seats in executive class are vacant on 19. After this there is 13 waiting on Sunday and 86 seats are vacant on Monday. Similarly, on March 19, 453 seats are vacant in the chair car of Shatabdi Express. 135 waiting is going on on 20 and 149 seats on 21 are vacant.

Railways prepared this action plan

Like every year, Railways has prepared an action plan regarding Holi festival. Along with running maximum number of trains, preparations have also been made regarding security. Along with additional counters at stations, railway officers have been deployed for continuous announcement of special trains, crowd control, deployment of police force, dog squad as well as continuous monitoring.

With the convenience and safety of the passengers, the railways will run special trains on many routes to take them to their destination. A large number of trains will be run for the passengers going towards Purvanchal direction. Additional coaches will be added to regular trains.

Special trains are running for many directions

For the last one week, in view of the increasing number of passengers daily, it is being announced to run special trains. According to railway officials, a large number of special trains will be run on March 15, 16 and 17. So that maximum number of people can get the facility. Special train 04048 from Anand Vihar to Muzaffarpur will leave on Wednesday. 04058 will leave for Jaynagar on Tuesday. Will leave for Sitamarhi on Tuesday. Special train will run for Saharsa on Thursday. Will leave for Darbhanga on Monday and Thursday. Apart from this, Prayagraj Superfast (01907) will run on 20 March. Similarly, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Mau, Bandra Terminus-Barauni, Madgaon-Gorakhpur, Jind-Jaipur Mela special trains will also be run.