Indian Railways: Railway Ministry said in a statement that to ensure the convenience of passengers and keeping in mind the estimated increase in travel demand during summer, Railways is going to operate a record 9,111 trips of trains in the summer season.
New Delhi. There is good news for the passengers traveling by train. In view of the estimated increase in travel demand this summer, the Railway Ministry is going to increase the number of additional trains by 43 percent. This will help in reaching more passengers conveniently to their destination. The Railway Ministry said in a statement that to ensure the convenience of passengers and keeping in mind the estimated increase in travel demand during summer, the Railways is going to operate a record 9,111 trips of trains in the summer season.
“This represents a substantial increase compared to summer 2023 when a total of 6,369 additional trains were offered,” the ministry said. “Thus, the number of trips of trains has increased by 2742 which demonstrates the commitment of Indian Railways to effectively meet the demands of passengers.”
Western Railway will run maximum 1,878 trains
The Railway Ministry said that additional trains have been carefully planned to connect major destinations across the country to ensure seamless travel on major railway routes. Out of these 9,111 additional trains, Western Railways will operate the maximum number of 1,878 trains. After this, North Western Railway will run 1,623 additional trains while South Central Railway will operate 1,012 and East Central Railway will operate 1,003 trains.
Zonal Railways geared up
The Railway Ministry said, “All the zonal railways spread across the country have issued additional orders during the summer from Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Delhi, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Geared up to conduct the tours”
The ministry took the decision for these reasons
The Ministry has taken this decision on the basis of information received from media reports, social media platforms and railway helpline number 139, besides the details of waiting listed passengers in the PRS system.
