spl trains for Diwali, Chhath festive rush
PATNA, Nov. 7 -- To ease the annual ordeal of lakhs of migrant workers and devotees rushing home for Diwali and Chhath, the east central railway (ECR) has pressed into service a large fleet of special trains, including multiple Vande Bharat services, connecting Bihar with Delhi, Punjab, Howrah, Mumbai, Pune, the south and other regions.
The move follows CM Samrat Choudhary's meeting with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi earlier this week, where he sought extra trains to bring people back for the festivals. Vaishnaw assured arrangements for around 15,000 train trips to and from Bihar during the Diwali-Chhath window-higher than the roughly 12,000 services. ECR chief public relations officer Saraswati Chandra has advised passengers to check latest schedules....
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