As the travellers are returning after ending the festival….
On Wednesday, the Railway Board arranged 500 special trains to handle the rush of travellers who are in their hometowns for the Chhath Puja and will return tomorrow.
The Railway board said, "Special trains are arranged for passengers' comfort return, additional trains planned from the Samastipur, Danapur and other divisions as well to meet local demand."
The rush for Chhath Puja will begin after sunrise on November 8.
It has arranged for 164 special trains to accommodate the high passenger flow on that day.
"Indian Railways has planned 160 special trains for November 9, 161 for November 10, and 155 for November 11, making sufficient capacity to manage the expected surge in travellers during the festive time," it added.
According to the Railway Board, on November 4, there were 120.72lakh people transporting.
Board said, "19.43 lakh were reserved passengers and 101.29 lakh unreserved non-suburban passengers. The number exceeded the combined populations of Australia and New Zealand. On the same day, suburban traffic reached a record of 180 lakh passengers. It was the highest single-day passenger figure of the year".
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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