Summer special trains 2024: Indian Railways announces over 9,000 seasonal train services; check list
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3 min read • Updated: April 23, 2024, 3:48 PM
Summary
Summer special train 2024: Zonal railways have been instructed to ensure the availability of drinking water at railway stations. Railway Police Force (RPF) staff have also been deployed at stations to ensure a queue system for entry in general class coaches.
Summer special train 2024: Summer season offers a great opportunity for families to go on a holiday as schools are closed for academic session. To meet the surge in travel demand, Indian Railways is operating a record-breaking 9,111 trips. This marks a significant increase of 2,742 trips compared to summer last year, when 6,369 trips were offered.
The additional trains will connect key cities across the country. The Ministry of Railways said that all zonal railways have geared up to operate these additional trips from states like Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi.
| Railway | Notified services |
|---|---|
| Central Railway | 488 |
| East Central Railway | 1003 |
| Eastern Railway | 254 |
| East Coast Railway | 102 |
| North Central Railway | 142 |
| North Eastern Railway | 244 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 88 |
| Northern Railway | 778 |
| North Western Railway | 1623 |
| South Central Railway | 1012 |
| South Eastern Railway | 276 |
| South East Central Railway | 12 |
| Southern Railway | 239 |
| South Western Railway | 810 |
| West Central Railway | 162 |
| Western Railway | 1878 |
| Total | 9111 |
How to book tickets for additional trains?
Passengers can book their train ticket through railway ticket counters or IRCTC website/app.
"Planning and running of additional trains is a continuous process for which inputs are taken from all the communication channels 24x7 like media reports, Social media platforms, Railway Integrated helpline number 139, apart from details of waitlist passengers in PRS system, to assess demand of trains on a particular route. Based on this requirement, number of trains and number of trips are augmented," the ministry said.
Zonal railways have been instructed to ensure the availability of drinking water at railway stations. Railway Police Force (RPF) personnel have also been deployed at stations to ensure a queue system for entry in general class coaches.
RPF staff has also been deployed in the closed-circuit television (CCTV) control room to keep a watch on crowded areas and render real-time assistance to passengers.
"Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel are deployed at foot-over bridges to regulate crowd smoothly in order to avoid stampede like situation during the heavy rush period," the Railway Ministry said.