Bhubaneswar, July 6 -- Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Monday announced that the Indian Railways will operate more than 300 special trains for the annual Chariot Festival of Lord Jagannath in Odisha and over 100 special trains during the Onam festival in Keralam.

Earlier in the day, the Union Railway Minister flagged off the Nanded-Mumbai and Tanakpur-Nanded Express trains and inaugurated the extension of the Tanakpur-Pilibhit train service up to Shahjahanpur through video conferencing from Rail Sadan in Bhubaneswar.

Addressing the event through video conference, Vaishnaw announced the special trains to Puri and Keralam.

"In the summer season, which concluded on June 30, a record 15,000 special trains were run this year. For...