2024-04-20 00:12:27
New Delhi: If you are planning to travel somewhere by train this summer, then there is good news for you. You will easily get train tickets this summer. You will not have to face any kind of problems. Actually, Railways has announced to run summer special trains this summer. According to the information given by the Railways, in view of the increasing crowd of passengers in summer, the Railways has decided to operate a record 9111 trips this time. Last year i.e. in 2023, trains made 6369 trips. In comparison, this time the frequency of trains has been increased considerably. This year, the frequency of summer special trains has increased to 2742. This time, in view of the increasing number of passengers, the number of trips has been increased by the Railways. With this, passengers will be able to get tickets easily.
there will be no problem
To ensure seamless travel on major railway routes, operation of additional trains has been planned to connect major destinations across the country. All the regional railways spread across the country have announced these additional journeys in view of the increasing rush of passengers during summer holidays from states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand. Geared up to operate. The number of passengers is considered by the Railways before planning to run additional trains. Special trains are run on this basis only.
Along with this, instructions have been given by Railways to ensure availability of drinking water at zonal railway stations during the summer season. Elaborate arrangements for crowd control have been made at all major and important railway stations. Senior officers have been deployed at these stations to monitor all the activities to control the crowd in an organized manner.
RPF personnel deployed
RPF personnel have been deployed at stations to ensure queuing arrangement for entry into general class coaches. Along with this, skilled RPF personnel have been deployed in the CCTV control room to keep a close watch on the crowded areas and provide real time assistance to the passengers. Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel are deployed at the foot-over bridge to smoothly control the crowd to avoid stampede-like situations during heavy rush.
Indian Railways is committed to providing convenient and comfortable travel experience to all passengers. Passengers can book their tickets in these additional trains through railway ticket counters or IRCTC website/app.