Railways to run 402 special train services in view of Holi

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Mar 05 2020 | 7:56 PM IST

The Indian railways has launched 402 special train services for passengers travelling their home for Holi.

Special trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country on railway sectors-- Delhi-Patna, Delhi-Chappra, Delhi-Pune, Chandigarh-Gorakhpur, Mumbai-Varanasi, Mumbai-Patna, Mumbai-Udupi, Mumbai-Gaya, Mumbai-Barauni, Ahmedabad-Patna, Gandhidham-Bhagalpur.

The other routes are Howrah-Gorakhpur, Lucknow-Kolkata, Ranchi-Patna, Secundrabad-Patna and Vaishno Devi Katra-Varanasi-Nagaldam-Lucknow, according to an official statement.

The special train service will cater to lakhs of passengers who plan to travel to their home for the festival, it said

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First Published: Mar 05 2020 | 7:56 PM IST

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