As lakhs of passengers begin their annual journey home for Chhath Puja, Indian Railways has rolled out an extensive travel plan to tackle the festive rush. Over the next four days alone, 1,205 special trains will operate across the network, while 2,220 additional trains have been scheduled for Bihar through October and November to meet the massive travel demand.

With crowded platforms, soaring ticket bookings, and long queues at major junctions, the Railways have gone into overdrive, setting up 24x7 war rooms, control centres, and deploying thousands of staff to ensure safe, smooth and timely travel.

Union Minister for Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw also visited the War Room at the Railway Board in New Delhi on Thursday to review passenger movement during the festive season. He said that war

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