Holi calls for a big celebration in India every year. Many people who live away from their families travel to their hometown to be with them. Considering the rush of passengers and their convenience ahead the festival, Indian Railways has announced to run special trains to prioritise the festive crowd. These special trains will provide connectivity between various destinations connecting major cities.
According to the Ministry of Railways, these 196 trains will make 491 trips to facilitate travel throughout the nation during the festive season. As per the report, high number of special trains have been deployed between major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and states including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and Odisha. These special trains are being operated along with the regular express trains on the various routes.
