Railways to ply special trains to ease Holi rush

LUCKNOW: In a bid to accommodate the extra rush of passengers during Holi, Railways will run special trains, between Lucknow-New Delhi and Varanasi-Chandigarh. While the special trains between Lucknow-New Delhi will run for three trips, special train between Varanasi-Chandigarh will run for a single trip.
The train numbers 04201/04202 Lucknow-New Delhi-Lucknow Express Special will run for three trips on March 9, 10 and 11, from Lucknow.04201 will run from Lucknow at 8.00 p.m. and reach New Delhi at 5.20 a.m. Similarly, train number 04202, will run at 05.50 a.m. from New Delhi and reach Lucknow at 3.00 p.m. hrs. The train will run via Moradabad and Ghaziabad. The train will comprise 16 coaches, including AC, sleeper and general coaches. The reservation for the train has started.
Another special train, Reverse Shatabdi, 04205/04206, Lucknow-New Delhi-Lucknow Shatabdi special, will run on March 9, 10 and 11 from Lucknow, and on March 7, 9 and 10 from New Delhi. The train number 04205 will run from Lucknow at 05.00 a.m. and reach New Delhi at 1.10 p.m. Similarly, train number 04206 will run from New Delhi at 2.05 p.m. and reach Lucknow at 10.10 p.m. The train will move via Bareilly, Moradabad and Ghaziabad. The reservation for the train will start from March 6.
The special train between Varanasi-Chandigarh (04504/04503) will run on March 6 from Varanasi and on March 7 from Chandigarh. The train 04504 will run from Chandigarh at 11.10 p.m. and reach Varanasi at 415 p.m. Similarly, train number 04503 will run from Varanasi at 6.15 p.m. and reach Chandigarh at 1.00 p.m. The train will run via Ambala Cantt., Saharanpur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Sultanpur. The reservation for the train has started.