New Delhi, Over 41 crore people travelled by train till April 21, the Indian Railways said, highlighting the pressure on its operations and passenger services. “Indian Railways has carried 41.16 Crores passengers during April 1- 21. The last weekend — April 20 and 21 — witnessed 3.38 crores passengers taking train journeys to different destinations. This made the last week among the busiest ones with a total of 13.69 crores passengers travelling by train,” a senior railway official said.
The Indian Railways had earlier stated that it made special efforts to operate a record number of additional train trips, which would be 43 per cent more as compared to the last year’s.
