Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: Indian Railways run 312 special trains for festival

Ganesh Chaturthi 2023: Keeping in view continues festival coming up in the country in the coming days, Indian Railways has said that several trains have been planned to run before the Ganpati festival for the convenience of passengers. In this regard, Central Railway and Western Railway jointly announced 312 Ganpati special trains before Ganpati festival.

Central Railway and Western Railway have announced to jointly run 312 Ganpati Special Trains ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi 2023:. Central Railway will operate 257 trains while 55 trains will be operated by Western Railway. The special trains will be operated from Mumbai and other cities in Maharashtra.

During the Ganpati festival, both the Central Railway and Western Railway witnessed a surge in passenger traffic, especially in trains connecting Mumbai to other parts of the state. As per the official press release shared by Central Railway, this year 18 more Ganpati Special trains will be operated in the festive season compared to last year.

Central Railway operated 294 special trains during the Ganpati festival season in 2022. According to the release, there will be 218 reserved services this year while it was 262 in 2022. On the other hand, unreserved trains will be 94 this time while the total number stood at 32 last year.

According to the press release, Central Railway has estimated around 1.04 lakh passengers to travel in reserved trains which will generate revenue of Rs 5.13 crore. Besides that, it also estimates around 1.50 lakh passengers to be benefitted from the unreserved train services.

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The special trains are being launched by Central Railway and Western Railway to accommodate the high demand during the 10-day Ganpati festival in Mumbai and other cities of Maharashtra. This year, the Ganesh Chaturthi festival will be celebrated on September 19.