Vikrant Shekhawat : Oct 14, 2024, 06:00 AM
Diwali Special Train: With Dussehra over, everyone's eyes are now set on Diwali. In this festive season, everyone wants to return home, but due to the huge demand for confirmed tickets in trains, there is a rush for tickets. In view of this situation, Indian Railways has started operating special trains and new trains are also being flagged off, so that passengers can get relief.New superfast train from Bandra Terminus to LalkuanKeeping in mind the Diwali rush, the Railways has run a superfast special train between Bandra Terminus in Mumbai and Lalkuan in Uttarakhand. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale flagged off this train. This train is especially for those passengers who travel between Mumbai and Uttarakhand.Schedule of Bandra Terminus-Lalkuan Superfast Special Express:Train number 09015 Bandra Terminus-Lalkuan Superfast Special will leave Bandra Terminus on October 13, 2024 at 04:20 pm and reach Lalkuan at 07:45 pm the next day. The train will stop at the following stations during the journey:Borivli, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Mathura, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Ghaziabad, Hapur, Amroha, Moradabad, Rampur and Rudrapur City.This train will be available for passengers with AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second Class coaches, so that passengers of every class can get convenience according to their needs.New weekly train between Lokmanya Tilak to GayaApart from this, there is also a good news for the passengers of Bihar. Railways has announced a new weekly train between Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Gaya. This train will make travel between Bihar and Maharashtra easier. This train will be inaugurated through video conferencing.Gaya-Lokmanya Tilak Express train schedule:Train number 22358 Gaya-Lokmanya Tilak Express will leave from Gaya every Wednesday at 7:00 pm and will reach Lokmanya Tilak Terminus at 5:50 am on Friday. On the return, train number 22357 Lokmanya Tilak-Gaya Express will leave from Lokmanya Tilak every Friday at 1:15 pm and will reach Gaya at 10:50 pm on Saturday.This train will stop at the following stations:Koderma, Hazaribagh Town, Barkakana, Mesra, Ranchi, Hatia, Rourkela, Jharsuguda, Raigarh, Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Gondia, Nagpur, Wardha, Badnera, Akola, Bhusaval, Jalgaon, Nashik and Kalyan.Special efforts of Railways during festival seasonThe announcement of special trains by the Railways aims to make the journey of passengers comfortable and convenient in view of the increasing number of passengers during festivals. Every year during Diwali, the crowd in long distance trains increases excessively, making it difficult to get a confirmed ticket. To deal with this situation, the Railways has taken several important steps, including the announcement of new train services and deployment of additional trains.This initiative will provide convenience to the passengers during the journey and they will be able to enjoy their festival with their family and friends. Indian Railways makes such efforts every year for the convenience of passengers and this year also an effort has been made to meet the needs of the passengers by running special trains on Diwali.This time, new and advanced coaches as well as better services have been provided in the trains, which will give the passengers a safe and comfortable travel experience.