‘Railways managing festive rush through real-time monitoring, tech upgradation’

From next year, special trains will be notified well in advance: Vaishnaw

- SIMONTINI BHATTACHARJEE

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday stated that the government had prepared a holistic plan to deal with the festive rush of travel, making special focus on ensuring the smooth running of special trains.

The Railway ministry has shortlisted 35 stations in the entire country which experience maximum rush of passengers during the Chhath and Diwali festivals, with special emphasis on 18 priority stations in Bihar, such as Patna, Muzaffarpur, Purnea, Darbhanga and more, the minister emphasised.

Vaishnaw asserted that just one train was delayed by six hours, but the majority of special trains came within three to four hours of their timings.