Railways manage record passengers in festivals, 12 million transported in a day

Indian Railways has set a new benchmark in passenger transportation during the festive season with over 120 lakh passengers 12 million traveling on November 4 the officials saidThe record passenger transportation managed by the Indian Railways surpassed the combined population of Australia and New Zealand said an officialHe said that it marks the highest number of passengers carried in a single day this year further highlighting the important role of the Indian Railways in catering to the massive travel demand during festivalsAround 75 crore passengers travelled to Bihar Eastern UP and Jharkhand from 1st October to 5th November 2024 through special trains he addedIn an official statement the Indian Railways said that to cater to passengers demand Indian Railways operates special trains during this festive season This year during the period from 01st October to 30th November more than 7600 special trains are being run by Indian Railways whereas last year around 4500 Special trains were run This is 73 per cent more than last yearIndian Railways has transported three crore passengers in 24 hours which is more than the population of Australia and New Zealand combined Total more than 120 lakh around 20 lakh reserved and over 100 lakh unreserved nonsuburban passengers travelled on 4th November 2024 This is the highest figure of passengers travelling in a single day in the current year it saidTill date 4521 Special trains were run from 1st October to 5th November 2024 by the Indian Railways 65 lakh passengers have been facilitated by these special trains the statement saidAccording to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek ndash Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway for the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand this year Western Railway is running almost 375 special trains during the festive season to various destinations including trains to Uttar Pradesh Bihar West Bengal and Odisha These special trains are operated in addition to the regular trains run to various destinations from Western Railway Additional coaches are also being augmented in regular trains as per availability and demand It said that On 6th November 2024 Western Railway ran 18 special trains while on 7th November14 special trains will be run for the convenience of passengers it addedDetails of trains running from Western Railway on 7th November 2024From Mumbai1 Train No 09724 Bandra Terminus ndash Jaipur Special departing from Bandra Terminus at 0930 hrs2 Train No 09055 Bandra Terminus ndash Udhna Special departing from Bandra Terminus at 0950 hrs3 Train no 09031 Bandra Terminus ndash Gorakhpur Special departing from Bandra Terminus at 1215 hrs4 Train No 04712 Bandra Terminus ndash Bikaner Special departing from Bandra Terminus at 1820 hrs5 Train No 09415 Bandra Terminus ndash Gandhidham Special departing from Bandra Terminus at 1925 hrsFrom Surat Udhna Vapi Valsad1 Train No 09067 Udhna ndash Barauni Special departing from Udhna at 0530 hrs2 Train No 09007 Valsad ndash Bhiwani Special departing from Valsad at 1350 hrs3 Train No 09656 Valsad ndash Ajmer Special departing from Valsad at 1505 hrsFrom Vadodara1 Train No 03110 Vadodara ndash Sealdah Special departing from Vadodara at 1645 hrsFrom Bhavnagar1 Train No 09208 Bhavnagar Terminus ndash Bandra Terminus Special departing from Bhavnagar Terminus at 1450 hrsFrom Ahmedabad1 Train No 09416 Gandhidham ndash Bandra Terminus Special departing from Gandhidham at 0030 hrs2 Train No 09419 Ahmedabad ndash Tiruchchirappalli Special departing from Ahmedabad at 0930 hrs3 Train No 04166 Ahmedabad Agra Cantt Special departing from Ahmedabad at 1410 hrsFrom Dr Ambedkar Nagar1 Train No 09343 Dr Ambedkar Nagar ndash Patna Special departing from Dr Ambedkar Nagar at 1830 hrsVineet Abhishek further stated that to ensure smooth travel and to monitor punctuality of trains special control rooms have been set up at all levels ie Railway Board Zonal Divisional and station levelsWestern Railway has taken several precautionary measures and various elaborate arrangements have been made for proper implementation of crowd management at the stations the statement said