Indian Railways to run additional 392 festive special trains from Oct 20 to Nov 30

Indian Railways has recently announced that it will be operating 392 (96 pairs) of trains from October 20 to November 30 to facilitate travel for people during the festival season across the country. Reportedly, these 196 pairs of trains will be operating in addition to those already running on the tracks.
The Railway Ministry issued a statement, stating that the decision was taken in view of the anticipation that there will likely be a passenger rush during the upcoming festive season. The statement further stated that the special trains will be catering to destinations including Patna, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Varanasi among others to meet the passenger rush Durga Puja, Dussehra, Chhatt Puja, and Diwali.

Also, the Railway Board issued an order stating that the special festive trains will be operating at a speed of 55 kmph, and fares applicable will be on the lines of special trains. Till now, the railways has been running more than 300 express and mail trains that have been catering to people travelling across the country.
An official in the know-how informed that these additional special festive trains will, however, operate only till November 30 and will not be continued thereafter. These special trains will be mostly third AC coaches.

Here’s the full list of festive special trains: