Indian Railways to run special Vande Bharat train from Delhi to Patna for Chhath Puja
Indian Railways has unveiled a plan to introduce 283 festival special trains for the Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations, special Vande Bharat Express train from Delhi to Patna is scheduled to take 3-4 trips during Chhath Puja. As reported by The New Indian Express citing a railway official, “this will be the first time that Indian Railways will be exhibiting a high degree of obeisance to the Chhath deity, by running the special Vande Bharat train between Patna and New Delhi." Also Read: Indian Railways extends Rani Kamlapati-Jabalpur Vande Bharat Express till Rewa.
Details here Meanwhile, Indian Railways has announced 283 festival special trains for Diwali and Chhath Puja. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw confirmed that special train services will collectively make 4,480 trips to accommodate the surge in passenger traffic during the festive season.
According to the Indian Railways, the Eastern Central Railway will operate 42 trains which will make a maximum of 512 trips, and the Western Railway will operate 36 trains during the festival season time and will make a maximum of 1,262 trips. Also Read: Indian Railways to run 283 special services train till Chhath Puja this year The Ministry of Railways said in a press release, "Special Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes like Delhi- Patna, Delhi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Danapur-Saharsa, Danapur- Bengaluru, Ambala-Saharsa, Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur, Puri-Patna, Okha-Naharlagun, Sealdah-New Jalpaiguri, Kochuveli-Bengaluru, Benaras- Mumbai, Howrah-Raxaul etc.
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