For the convenience of rail passengers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 6,369 trips of 380 special trains this summer season. According to an official statement, Indian Railways is running 1,770 more trips this year than the total summer special trains run in 2022 (4,599 trips of 348 trains).
Where on an average 13.2 trips per train were run last summer, 16.8 trips per special train are being made in the current year. As per the information, the major destinations connected are Patna-Secunderabad, Patna-Yesvantpur, Barauni-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-Katra, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Anand Vihar-Patna, Visakhapatnam-Puri-Howrah, Mumbai-Patna. Mumbai-Gorakhpur.
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In all, these 380 special trains with 6369 trips have 25794 general coaches and 55243 sleeper coaches. The general coach has a capacity of 100 passengers, while the sleeper coach has a capacity of 72 passengers in ICF and 78 in LHB.
In view of the summer rush, all the Zonal Railways spread across the country have made preparations to run special trips. These special trains ensure connectivity to various states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
South Western Railway mainly catering to Karnataka region is running maximum 1790 trips this summer season as against 779 trips last year while Western Railway mainly catering to Gujarat state and He has also prepared to run 1470 rounds as compared to 438 rounds. Last year. It is noteworthy that this year South Central Railway is running 784 trips, which is 80 trips more than last year.
North Western Railway is running 400 trips, East Central Railway is running 380 trips to clear the heavy rush in the northern part of the country. Northern Railway has also planned to run 324 trips this year. However, neither the number of trains nor the number of trips run by specific special trains is constant for the entire season.
Planning and running of special trains is a continuous process for which inputs are taken 24×7 through all communication channels like media reports, social media platforms and railway integrated helpline number 139, apart from details of waiting list passengers in the PRS system. Demand for trains on special routes
Based on this requirement, the number of trains and the number of trips are increased. Any malpractice – like grabbing of seats, overcharging and touting activity etc – is being monitored by a team of commercial and RPF staff.