Indian Railways’ Special Trains for Holi Special 2023

Special Trains planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes

Ministry of Railways

During this festive season of Holi, Indian Railways notified 196 special services so far to ensure smooth and comfortable travel to the passengers

These 196 special services will make 491 Trips

Crowd management at major stations is being prioritized

Special Trains planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes

06 MAR 2023

In this ongoing festive season of Holi, for the convenience of rail travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 491 trips of 196 special trains.

Special Trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway routes like Delhi- Patna, Delhi- Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Saharsa, Gorakhpur- Mumbai, Kolkata-Puri, Guwahati- Ranchi , New Delhi- Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jaipur- Bandra Terminus, Pune- Danapur etc.

SUMMARY OF HOLI SPECIAL -2023 (as on 06.03.23)

S.NO.	RAILWAY	NOTIFIED TRAIN	NOTIFIED TRIPS
1	CR	29	122
2	ECR	16	58
3	ER	8	14
4	ECoR	0	0
5	NCR	4	10
6	NER	10	22
7	NFR	6	22
8	NR	35	75
9	NWR	14	38
10	SCR	6	6
11	SER	9	9
12	SECR	2	2
13	SR	1	1
14	SWR	8	10
15	WCR	12	18
16	WR	36	84
17	KR	0	0
	G.Total	196	491

Crowd controlling measures by forming queue at the terminus stations under the supervision of RPF staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches is being ensured.

Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure security of passengers. Officers are deployed on Emergency Duty at major stations to ensure smooth running of trains. Staff are deployed in various sections to attend any disruption of train service on priority.

Measures have been taken for frequent and timely announcement of arrival/departure of trains with platform numbers.

PIB