2 Trains from (GGC)GANGAPUR CITY to (BJU)BARAUNI JN

WESTERN RAILWAY TO RUN SUMMER SPECIAL TRAIN o­n SPECIAL FARE BETWEEN UDHNA - BHAGAT KI KOTHI & BANDRA TERMINUS - GORAKHPUR

For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway has decided to run summer special train o­n Special fare between Udhna - Bhagat Ki Kothi and between Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur.

According to a press release issued by Shri Sumit Thakur – Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, the details of the train are as under:

1.Train No. 04814/04813 Udhna – Bhagat Ki Kothi Superfast Special [8 TRIPS]

Train No. 04814 Udhna – Bhagat Ki Kothi Special will depart from Udhna every Sunday at 05.50 hrs. & will reach Bhagat Ki Kothi at 18.00 hrs. the same day. This train will run from 11^th June, 2023 to 02^nd July, 2023. Similarly, Train No. 04813 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Udhna Superfast Special will depart from Bhagat Ki Kothi every Saturday at 16.00 hrs. & will reach Udhna at 04.00 hrs. the next day. This train will run from 10^th June, 2023 to 01^st July, 2023.

Enroute this train will halt at Bharuch, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad, Sabarmati, Mahesana, Palanpur, Abu Road, Falna, Marwar, Pali Marwar and Luni stations in both directions. This train comprises of AC 2-Tier, AC 3-Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second-Class Coaches.

2.Train No. 05054/05053 Bandra Terminus - Gorakhpur Special [2 Trips]

Train No. 05054 Bandra Terminus – Gorakhpur Special will depart from Bandra Terminus o­n Saturday, 10^th June, 2023 at 22.45 and reach Gorakhpur at 06.25 hrs o­n Monday. Similarly, Train No. 05053 will depart from Gorakhpur o­n Friday, 9^th June, 2023 at 09.30 hrs and arrive Bandra Terminus at 16.00 hrs, the next day. 

 Enroute this train will halt at Borivali, Vapi, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Kota, Gangapur City, Agra fort, Tundla, Kanpur Central, Aishbag, Badshah Nagar, Gonda, Basti and  Khalilabad stations in both directions.

This train comprises General Second Class coaches.

The booking for Train No. 04814 will open from 09.06.2023 at all PRS Counters and o­n IRCTC website. The above trains will run as special train o­n special fare. For detailed information regarding timings of halts and composition, passengers may please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.

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Total 380 Special Trains are making 6369 Trips with over 80 thousand coaches

Indian Railways is running 1770 more trips this year as compared to total summer special trains (4599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022

During this summer season this year, for the convenience of railway travelers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 6369 trips of 380 special trains. Indian Railways is running 1770 morr trips this year as compared to total summer special trains (4599 trips by 348 trains) run in 2022. While an average 13.2 trips per train was run in last summer, 16.8 trips per special train are being made in the current year. The major destinations connected are Patna-Secunderabad, Patna-Yesvantpur, Barauni-Muzaffarpur, Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-Katra, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Anand Vihar- Patna, Visakhapatnam-Puri-Howrah, Mumbai-Patna, Mumbai-Gorakhpur.

In totality, these 380 special trains making 6369 trips have 25794 General Coaches and 55243 Sleeper Coaches. General Coaches have a capacity of 100 passenger whereas Sleeper Coaches have a capacity of 72 passengers in ICF and 78 in LHB.

In order to cater the summer rush, all the zonal Railways spread across the country have geared up to run special trips. Through these special trains, connectivity from various states like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi is being ensured. South Western Railway catering to majorly Karnataka region is running maximum trips 1790 this summer season in comparison to 779 trips last year whereas Western Railway catering majorly to the state of Gujarat has also geared up to run 1470 trips in comparison to 438 trips last year. It is also pertinent to mention that this year, South Central Railway is running 784 trips which is 80 trips more than the last year. To deal with the heavy rush in northern part of the country, North Western Railway is running 400 trips, East Central Railway is running 380 trips. Northern Railway has also planned to run 324 trips this year.

However, neither the number of trains nor the number of trips run by specific special train(s) is static for the entire season. Planning and running of special trains is a continuous process for which inputs are taken from all the communication channels 24x 7 like media reports, Social media platforms, Railway Integrated helpline number 139, apart from details of waitlist passengers in PRS system to assess demand of trains o­n a particular route. Based o­n this requirement, number of trains and number of trips are augmented.

A watch o­n any malpractices – like cornering of seats, over-charging and touting activity etc. is being kept by the team of commercial and RPF Staff.