15 Trains from (TIT)Talit to (spj)samastipur jn

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.

New Delhi

Date 26.05.2023

Temporary Diversion/Short termination/Origination/

Regulation of trains Due to traffic block o­n Samastipur Division

It is notified for the information of the general public that due to traffic Block for Non Interlocking Work at Bhairoganj- Kharpokhra Stations Samastipur Division, the following trains shall remain temporarily diverted/Short terminated/originate/regulatedas under:-

Diversion of trains:-

●12558 Anand Vihar Terminal–Muzaffarpur Sapt Kranti Superfast Express- JCO 28.05.23 29.05.2023 & 30.05.2023 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur.

●15706 Delhi-Katihar Champaran Humsafar Express JCO 30.05.23 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur.

●15274 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Satyagarh Express JCO 29.05.23 will be diverted to run via Gorakhpur- Chhapra-Muzaffarpur-Sagauli-Raxaul.

Short Termination/Short Origination:-

●14010 Anand Vihar Terminal-Bapudham Motihari Champaran Satyagarh ExpressJCO 29.05.2023 will be short terminated at Bagaha .

●14009 Bapudham Motihari- Anand Vihar Terminal Champaran Satyagarh Express 30.05.2023 will short originate from Bagaha .

Regulation of train:-

●14010 Anand Vihar Terminal-Bapudham Motihari Champaran Satyagarh Express JCO 29.05.2023 will be regulated 60 minutes in Siswa Bazar-Bagaha.

●15274 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Satyagarh Express JCO 26.05.23, 27.05.23 & 28.05.23 will be regulated 60 minutes in Kaptanganj-Bagaha.

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