The Railways said additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure the security of passengers.
Holi Special Trains: To cater to the festive rush due to Holi festival 2024, the Indian Railways said it has launched the services of 540 trains across the country on all rail networks. The Indian Railways said the 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, Durg-Patna, Barauni-Surat, etc.
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The Ministry of Railways said it has notified 88 train services, while East Central Railway will run 79 train services. Eastern Railway will run 17, Eastern Coastal Railway will run 12, North Central Railway will run 16, North Eastern Railway will run 39, North Frontier Railway will run 14, Northern Railway will run 93, North Wester Railway will run 25, South Central Railway will run 19, South Eastern Railway will run 34, South East Central Railway will run 4, Southern Railway will run 19, South Western Railway will run 6, West Central Railway will run 13 and Western Railway will run 62 train services.
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Holi Special Trains: Check Routes
- 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
- Durg-Patna
- Barauni-Surat
Holi Special Trains: Check Full List
| S.NO. | RAILWAY | NOTIFIED SERVICES |
| 1 | CR | 88 |
| 2 | ECR | 79 |
| 3 | ER | 17 |
| 4 | ECoR | 12 |
| 5 | NCR | 16 |
| 6 | NER | 39 |
| 7 | NFR | 14 |
| 8 | NR | 93 |
| 9 | NWR | 25 |
| 10 | SCR | 19 |
| 11 | SER | 34 |
| 12 | SECR | 4 |
| 13 | SR | 19 |
| 14 | SWR | 6 |
| 15 | WCR | 13 |
| 16 | WR | 62 |
| Total | 540 |
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Measures Taken by Indian Railways
The Indian Railways said it is taking several crowd-control measures by forming queues at the terminus stations under the supervision of Railway Protection Force (RPF) staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches are being ensured.
The Railways said additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure the security of passengers. It said that officers are deployed on emergency duty at major stations to ensure the smooth running of trains.
