Indian Railways adds extra coaches and special trains amid IndiGo cancelltions

Amid the ongoing airtravel crisis across the country IndiGo since the last five days has cancelled a total of 405 domestic flights However Indian Railways stepped in to help the harassed passengers by adding extra coaches to its trains to accommodate the rush of peopleWith a daily operation of 2300 flights and a fleet exceeding 400 aircraft IndiGos punctuality has drastically declined due to ongoing operational issues that are likely to persist for several more days reported by news agency IANSThe root of the current crisis primarily lies in an unexpected shortage of pilots due to planning shortcomings and authorities are closely monitoring the situationScenes of total disarray have occurred at airports nationwide as IndiGos domestic passengers voiced their frustration over delays and cancellations of their flightsAmid a sharp rise in passenger demand following widespread IndiGo flight cancellations the Indian Railways has stepped in Taking cognisance of the worsening travelling situation in the country railways has deployed 116 additional coaches across 37 premium trains covering 114 enhanced trips nationwide easing the congestion at the airports across the countryThe Railway Ministry while assessing the ongoing crisis while issuing a statement said that ldquoSouthern Railway recorded the highest number of augmentations increasing capacity in 18 trainsrdquo as cited by news agency IANSThe statement also added Additional Chair Car and Sleeper Class coaches have been deployed on highdemand routes These augmentations implemented from 6 December 2025 onwards substantially expand accommodation capacity in the southern region as per IANSWhile highlighting more about the addition of extra coaches in trains the Ministry of Railways also said Northern Railway NR follows with augmentations on eight trains adding 3AC and Chair Car coaches These measures implemented from today onwards enhance availability on heavily travelled northern corridorsAccording to the ministry Western Railway has also strengthened four highdemand trains with the addition of 3AC and 2AC coaches effective from December 6 to accommodate heavy passenger movement from western states to the national capitalFurthermore the officials have also confirmed that East Central Railway has increased capacity on the Rajendra NagarndashNew Delhi 12309 service by adding 2AC coaches over five trips scheduled between December 6 and 10 The initiative by the East Central Railway will improve the connectivity on the crucial BiharndashDelhi routeEast Coast Railway has also augmented the BhubaneswarndashNew Delhi services Trains 208172081120823 by adding 2AC coaches across five trips enhancing travel options between Odisha and the capital reported IANSSpeaking to the media about the ongoing situation Indian Railway Board Executive Director of Information and Publicity EDIP Dilip Kumar further said Considering the rush of passengers Indian Railways has decided to add extra coaches to several trains In addition plans have been made to operate several special trains So far 116 extra coaches are planned to be added to 37 trains and work is underway accordinglyrdquo as cited by news agency IANSSpecial trainsAlong with these augmentations four special train services have been introduced to further assist travellers The GorakhpurndashAnand Vihar TerminalndashGorakhpur Special 0559105592 will operate four trips between December 7 and 9Furthermore the New DelhindashMartyr Captain Tushar MahajanndashNew Delhi Reserved Vande Bharat Special 0243902440 will run on December 6 offering fast connectivity to the Jammu regionTo accommodate high demand towards the western sector the New DelhindashMumbai CentralndashNew Delhi Reserved Superfast Special 0400204001 will operate on December 6 and 7Additionally the Hazrat NizamuddinndashThiruvananthapuram Central Reserved Superfast Special 04080 will run one way on December 6 providing longdistance connectivity to the southWith inputs from IANS