We're running more trains to meet rush on some routes: Railway Board chief

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The Indian Railways is running extra trains to meet the increased pressure on certain routes. Officials said this passenger growth is most likely a seasonal phenomenon and that there is no evidence of any mass exodus yet. According to a Rail Ministry presentation, the trains are for destinations having high demand like Gorakhpur, Patna, Darbhanga, Varanasi, Guwahati, Barauni, Prayagraj, Bokaro, Ranchi and Lucknow.

Fears of a surge in outflow from urban areas had grown after the State governments started re-introducing stricter COVID-19 restrictions and night curfews. These concerns are rooted in the experience last year when the country was overnight