Confirmed tickets for Diwali have already gone bankrupt. Know the status of trains going to Bihar on Chhath

Confirmed tickets for Diwali have already gone bankrupt. Know the status of trains going to Bihar on Chhath

There is a huge demand for train tickets for Chhath. Seats in regular trains are almost full. In such a situation, keeping in mind the rush of passengers, the railway is preparing to run special trains. Know the status of the trains.

More than 2.5 crore people travel by train every day in the country. Thousands of trains are run by the railways for them. During festivals, the number of passengers suddenly increases a lot because many people who are living away from their homes come back to their homes to celebrate the festival. The number of these passengers increases a lot during the festivals of Diwali and Chhath.

In a few months, the country will celebrate the festival of Diwali and Chhath. The festival of Chhath is especially important in Bihar. That is why the government runs special trains for Bihar. If we talk about Diwali this year, the trains are already full. Know the status of trains going to Bihar on Chhath.

Booking in these trains is full

As soon as the festival season begins, there is a huge demand for tickets in trains. Trains going to UP and Bihar are witnessing a huge crowd before Diwali and Chhath Puja. Tickets in trains like Rajdhani, Vikramshila, Garib Rath, Sampoorna Kranti, Poorva Express and Amrit Bharat are completely full. Tickets in Tejas have been regretted from 16 to 19 October.

Due to Diwali on 20 October, only waiting tickets are available on this day. There is waiting on 21 as well, but as Chhath Puja is approaching, tickets are showing regret rapidly. Booking has been completely closed from 22 to 25 October. Here regret means that there is no option left to book a ticket.

12000 special trains will be run

In view of the increasing crowd during festivals, the Railway Board has made preparations to run a total of 12000 special trains this time. Last year, 3198 special trips were run in Northern Railway. But this time the number will be increased even more. In which more trains are being planned to run from New Delhi. Along with this, preparations are also being made to include Vande Bharat Sleeper Coach this time. Which can be started from September. These arrangements will provide great relief to the passengers traveling on festivals.

What is the status for Chhath?

This time the situation of train tickets for Chhath Puja has become very difficult. In Vikramshila Express going from Anand Vihar to Bhagalpur, there is no waiting ticket in any class of sleeper and AC from 15 October to 25 October. The same situation is in Sampoorna Kranti and Garib Rath going towards Patna. All the seats in these trains are also full till 25 October.

In some trains, waiting tickets are available on 26 October. But Chhath's evening Arghya is on 27 October. In such a situation, it seems difficult to reach at that time. In such a situation, people have only one option, Tatkal booking. However, getting a confirmed seat there is also a tough job.