New Delhi (NVI): The Indian Railways will run 392 festival special trains from today until November 30, to cater to the rush of travellers on account of the upcoming festive season.
The special trains will be run for destinations such as Kolkata, Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow among others on the growing demand in the following holding period of Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali and Chhatt puja, according to the Indian Railways.
These trains will run for 40 days only in addition to the special trains that have been deployed by the national carrier.
“The fares of these trains will be similar to those applicable for special trains, which means ‘special charges’ will be levied making the tickets costlier by 10-30 per cent as compared to the fares of mail/express trains, depending on the class of travel,” the Ministry of Railways said in a statement.
As per the guidelines issued by the Railway Protection Force (RPF), not wearing masks or maintaining social distancing and boarding train despite being COVID-19 positive could invite fine and imprisonment.
Earlier, the Indian Railways had suspended all its regular services across the country on March 22 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
-RJV
