The Indian Railways has announced a schedule of 36 special trains to run from October 4th to the end of November to manage the expected surge in passenger traffic during Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. These special trains will begin operating on Friday, October 6th, providing relief to passengers during...
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the festival season. The trains are scheduled to run from various stations, including Haridwar, Sri Mata Vaishno Devi, Sirhind, Anand Vihar, and Jammu, to destinations like Muzaffarpur, Varanasi, Saharsa, Gorakhpur, and Kolkata. The special trains are expected to reduce congestion on regular trains and provide a more comfortable journey for passengers. The complete list of trains and their schedules is provided at the end.

To accommodate increased travel demand during Diwali and Bhai Dooj, the Uttar Pradesh Roadways is deploying 126 additional buses, which were previously in workshops for maintenance. They will also increase the frequency of 146 buses on routes such as Delhi, Lucknow, Budaun, Agra, Pilibhit, Kanpur, and Haldwani. Additionally, 49 new bus...
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stops will be added to improve accessibility. The Indian Railways will run 36 special trains passing through Bareilly Junction and add general coaches to 42 trains to manage crowds and ensure safe travel. The Uttar Pradesh Roadways will have all 626 buses operational in Bareilly, Budaun, Pilibhit, and Rohelkhand depots by October 25th, with any buses requiring maintenance being returned to service by 12 AM on October 24th. This initiative ensures maximum bus availability until November 5th, especially on the Delhi route where bus frequencies will be increased.

Indian Railways has announced the operation of a weekly special train between Jammu Tawi and Barauni, running via Gorakhpur, to accommodate the increased passenger traffic during the festive season. The train, numbered 04646/04645, will run every Thursday from Jammu Tawi starting October 10th, reaching Barauni the next day at 12:40 PM....
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The return journey will commence every Friday from Barauni starting October 11th, arriving in Jammu Tawi at 10:30 PM. The train will consist of 13 coaches, including 11 AC 3-tier economy coaches and 2 generator cum luggage vans. The train will depart from Gorakhpur at 4:35 AM during the outward journey and at 11:55 PM during the return journey.

Indian Railways is running three weekly festival special trains during the upcoming festive season to manage passenger rush. These trains are: Jammu Tawi-Kolkata, Anand Vihar Terminal-Patna, and Jammu Tawi-Barauni Jn. The Jammu Tawi-Kolkata train (04682/04681) will run every Tuesday/Thursday from October 8 to November 12/14, 2024. The Anand Vihar Terminal-Patna train...
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(04078/04077) will run every Monday/Tuesday from October 7 to November 18/19, 2024. The Jammu Tawi-Barauni Jn train (04646/04645) will run every Thursday/Friday from October 10 to November 14/15, 2024. All trains consist of AC coaches and have specific halts along their routes.

To handle the expected rush during the festive season, Indian Railways is introducing 13 special trains on the Moradabad-Bareilly route from Dussehra to Chhath Puja in October and November. These trains will originate from various locations like Varanasi, Delhi, and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and will operate on a weekly, bi-weekly,...
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and tri-weekly basis. The frequency of two special train pairs has been extended from October 30th to November 30th. Additionally, there have been changes to the timetables of several trains, including the Rajya Rani Express (22454), Nauchandi Express, and the Moradabad-Najibabad Passenger (04357) due to the introduction of the high-speed Vande Bharat train on September 1st. These timetable adjustments will be effective from Wednesday.