IRCTC announces 39 special trains for the festive season in India

Owing to the upcoming festive season in India, the Indian Railways has announced more special trains across the country. According to latest reports, a total of 39 special trains will be started by the Indian Railways soon. The trains will commence at the earliest possible date. It is believed that most of these special trains will be air-conditioned ones, such as the Rajdhani, Shatabdi, and Duronto. Apart from the 39 special trains, there have been more developments in the railway sector. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited, which is also known as IRCTC, has announced that Tejas Express will resume its operations soon. The train was suspended due to the outbreak of the pandemic, but will restart from October 17. This is mainly to meet the demand of passengers during the festive season. IRCTC, which is a PSU of the Ministry of Railways has gone through extensive training in order to help adapt to the times, so that operations can be run smoothly without any hiccups. Standard Operation Procedure has been put in place in order to ensure the safety of passengers during their journeys. Here is a list of the 39 special trains that are expected to run during the festive season - Kamakhya to Loymanya Tilak - Weekly Kamakhya to Yesvantpur - Weekly Nizamuddin to Pune - Weekly New Delhi to Katra - Daily Barmer to Yesvantpur - Weekly Loymanya Tilak Terminus to Haridwar - Bi-weekly Loymanya Tilak Terminus to Lucknow - Weekly Ajni to Pune - Weekly Ligampalli to Kakinada town - Tri-weekly Secundrabad to Vizag - Weekly Nagpur to Amritsar -Weekly Anand Vihar to Naharlagun - Weekly Secunderabad to Shalimar - Weekly Chennai to Madurai - Tri-weekly Bandra Terminus to Bhuj - Tri-weekly Santragachi to Chennai - Bi-weekly Howrah to Yesvantpur - Weekly Bhubaneswar to Anand Vihar - Weekly Bhubaneswar to Delhi - Weekly Nizamuddin to Pune - Bi-weekly Howrah to Pune - Bi-weekly train Bengaluru to Chennai - All days, except Tuesday Mumbai Central to Ahmedabad - All days, except Sunday Chennai to Coimbatore - All days, except Tuesday New Delhi to Habibganj - Daily Chennai to Nizamuddin - Bi-weekly Dibrugarh to New Delhi - Weekly Visakhapatnam to Tirupati - Tri-weekly Dibrugarh to New Delhi - Bi-weekly Mumbai Central to Nizamuddin - Daily Bandra to Nizamuddin - Weekly Howrah to Ranchi - All days, except Sunday New Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - All days, except Tuesday Jaipur to Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Daily New Delhi to Amritsar - Daily New Delhi to Dehradun - Daily New Delhi to Amritsar - All days, except Thursday Ahmedabad to Mumbai Central - All days, except Sunday Chennai to Bengaluru - Daily