IRCTC Festival Special Trains: For those who are planning to celebrate the upcoming festivals of Diwali and Chhath Puja with their families, here’s some good news! For passenger convenience and to clear extra rush of travellers during this festive season, Indian Railways is operating a total of 668 trips of 110 special trains. These festival specials will run from Durga Puja till Chhath Puja this year. Besides, according to the Railway Ministry, augmentation of coaches in regular passenger trains is being done by the national transporter in order to ensure berth availability during this festive season. Special train services have been planned to link major destinations across the nation on the railway network.
