A gift from the Railways for Chhath Puja: 12 pairs of special trains launched
Lucknow. Keeping in mind the increasing movement of passengers on the occasion of Chhath Puja, the Railway Administration has made special arrangements. To ensure that passengers do not face any problem in traveling during the festival, the railway management has started operating 12 pairs of special trains. Apart from this, 96 pairs of special trains are passing through the divisional headquarters. Railways has also announced to install additional coaches in the AC Superfast Express running between Lucknow and New Delhi. Along with this, steps like increasing the number of ticket counters at major railway stations, deployment of additional booking staff and arranging for automatic ticket vending machines have been taken.
Giving priority to the convenience of passengers during Chhath Puja, the Railway Administration has made additional arrangements in the station premises along with the operation of special trains. To ensure that people traveling on the festival do not face any inconvenience in getting tickets and reaching their scheduled trains, Railways has kept in mind the needs of passengers of both reserved and unreserved categories.
According to the railway management, operation of 12 pairs of special trains has been started. At the same time, 96 pairs of special trains are passing through the divisional headquarters. The operation of such a large number of special trains will provide additional travel options to railway passengers during the festival season. The purpose of these arrangements of the Railways is to make the travel of passengers more convenient.
Additional coach increased in Lucknow-New Delhi AC Superfast
The Railway Administration has also taken an important decision for the passengers traveling between Lucknow and New Delhi. It has been announced to install one additional AC three-tier coach in Lucknow-New Delhi AC Superfast Express, train number 12429 from November 11 to November 16. With this arrangement, additional seats will be available for passengers traveling during the stipulated period.
Similarly, it has been decided to install additional coaches in express train number 12430 coming from New Delhi to Lucknow. An additional AC three-tier coach will be fitted in this train from November 12 to November 17. Arrangements have been made by the Railway Administration to install additional coaches on different dates in both directions.
The decision to install additional coaches in both these trains has been taken keeping in mind the convenience of passengers during the festival. Especially people traveling between Lucknow and New Delhi will benefit from this arrangement. With the installation of additional coaches, the passenger capacity of the respective trains will increase.
Additional ticket counters opened at major railway stations
To ensure that passengers do not face any problem in getting tickets during the festival, additional ticket counters have been opened at all major railway stations of the division. The railway administration has made arrangements for additional counters for both unreserved and reserved tickets.
Opening of additional ticket counters will provide more options to passengers for purchasing tickets. This system will be especially useful for those passengers who buy unreserved tickets after reaching the station. Similarly, the facility of additional counters has also been provided for works related to reserved tickets.
Railway administration is trying to provide better facilities to the passengers at the ticket counters during the festival. For this, not only the number of counters has been increased, but additional arrangements have also been made for the staff involved in ticket booking.
Additional arrangement for booking staff, facility will be provided through ATVM machines
Railway administration has made arrangements for additional booking staff to maintain the smooth operation of the ticket counters. This step has been taken with the aim of conducting ticketing related operations in a systematic manner at major stations.
Apart from this, arrangements for Automatic Ticket Vending Machines i.e. ATVMs have been made at all the centres. Passengers will get an additional option to get tickets through these machines. This may reduce the need to rely solely on traditional counters to collect tickets.
Railway management has made preparations at many levels to make the ticketing system more convenient. On one hand, additional ticket counters have been opened, while on the other hand, arrangements for booking staff and ATVM machines have also been ensured. The objective of these facilities is to provide convenience to passengers in ticketing related processes.
QR codes installed in station premises
The railway administration has also installed QR codes in the station premises for the convenience of passengers. This has also been included in the arrangements made at major railway stations. QR code facility has been provided by the Railways along with ticket counters, ATVM machines and additional staff.
In view of Chhath Puja, it is clear from these preparations of the Railway Administration that special attention is being paid to the convenience of the passengers. Operation of 12 pairs of special trains, 96 pairs of special trains passing through the divisional headquarters and arrangement of additional AC coaches between Lucknow-New Delhi are important steps in this direction.
With these arrangements made by the Railways, passengers traveling during the festival will get additional train options along with ticket related facilities. There will be provision of additional coach in Lucknow-New Delhi AC Superfast from 11 to 16 November and in the return train from 12 to 17 November. At the same time, ticket counters and other passenger facilities have been expanded at major stations of the division.