Jaipur, Nov. 5 -- Platform tickets will not be issued at Jaipur and Gandhinagar Jaipur railway stations from November 4 to 20 to manage the expected rush during Diwali and Chhath Puja. The Jaipur Division of North Western Railway has also changed the operating hours of its reservation counters for November 8. On November 8, all Passenger Reservation System (PRS) counters in the division will operate in a single shift, from 8 am to 2 pm, for advance reservations, the railway administration said. Reservation chart counters and UTS-cum-PRS counters, which sell both unreserved and reserved tickets, will continue to function as usual. Current booking facilities at these counters will also remain available as usual. Passengers have been asked to plan reservation-related work around revised timings. The platform-ticket restriction will be in force at Jaipur and Gandhinagar Jaipur stations from November 4 to 20 because of the expected increase in passenger numbers during the festivals. "In view of passenger safety and convenience, it has been decided that platform tickets will not be issued at Jaipur and Gandhinagar Jaipur railway stations from November 4, 2026, to November 20, 2026," an order issued by the Jaipur division on November 3 said....