Western Railway Runs Additional Festival Special Trains to Meet Passenger Rush

To cater to the increasing demand of passengers during the Diwali and Chhath puja festivals, the Western Railway has announced eight pairs of unreserved festival special trains between various destinations. The trains, which will operate between October 15 and 31, will have general and second-class coaches and will make multiple trips during the period.

Key Takeaways:

The Western Railway will run eight pairs of unreserved festival special trains between Bandra- Barauni, Valsad-Barauni, Udhna-Bhagalpur, Udhna-Samastipur, Pratap Nagar-Katihar, Pratapnagar-Jaynagar, Sabarmati-Gorakhpur, and Sabarmati-Begusarai from October 15 to 31.
The decision to run additional special trains was made after Western Railway general manager Vivek Gupta's visit to Udhna Railway station, which has been witnessing heavy passenger traffic.
Train No. 09079-09080 Bandra Terminus to Barauni unreserved special train will make 26 trips from October 15 to 27.
Train No. 09090 Barauni -- Valsad unreserved special will depart from Barauni daily at 11:00 hrs and reach Valsad at 04:30 hrs on the third day, making 28 trips from October 16 to 29.
Train No. 09431 Sabarmati -- Begusarai special (daily) will depart from Sabarmati at 12:05 hrs and reach Begusarai at 08:00 hrs on the third day, making 28 trips from October 14 to 27.
The Railway authorities have coordinated with local police and RPF officials to manage crowds at Udhna Railway station.
The Sumpter of Police, Western Railway, Abhay Soni stated that maintaining crowd control and law and order is a top priority for the Railway authorities.
The Surat city police are using two drone cameras to monitor the movement of passengers outside and inside the railway stations.
Train No. 09151 Pratapnagar -- Jaynagar special (weekly) will depart from Pratapnagar on Sunday (October 19 & 26) at 16:35 hrs and reach Jaynagar at 10:00 hrs on Tuesday.

Statistics:

8 pairs of unreserved festival special trains will run between various destinations.
26 trips for Train No. 09079-09080 Bandra Terminus to Barauni unreserved special train from October 15 to 27.
28 trips for Train No. 09090 Barauni -- Valsad unreserved special from October 16 to 29.
28 trips for Train No. 09431 Sabarmati -- Begusarai special (daily) from October 14 to 27.
28 trips for Train No. 09432 Begusarai -- Sabarmati special from October 16 to 29.
4 trips for Train No. 09123 Pratap Nagar -- Katihar unreserved special train.

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