NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has decided to as many  491 trips of 196 special trains during the festival of Holi for the convenience of passengers. The Holi special trains are put into services to reach various destinations across the country connecting major cities.

These special trains will connect major destinations across the country, they said. "In this ongoing festive season of Holi, for the convenience of rail travellers and to clear extra rush of passengers, Indian Railways is running 491 trips of 196 special trains. "Special trains have been planned to connect major destinations across the country like DelhiPatna, Delhi- Bhagalpur, Delhi-Muzaffarpur, DelhiSaharsa, GorakhpurMumbai, Kolkata-Puri, Guwahati- Ranchi, New Delhi- Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jaipur- Bandra Terminus, PuneDanapur etc.," the Railways ministry said in a statement.

The Railways has also put into effect crowd controlling measures by forming queue at the terminus stations under the supervision of RPF staff for orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches is being ensured, it said.

Additional RPF personnel have been deployed at major stations to ensure security of passengers, it said. Officers have been deployed on emergency duty at major stations to ensure smooth running of trains. Staff are deployed in various sections to attend any disruption of train service on priority, the Railways said. Measures have been taken for frequent and timely announcement of arrival/departure of trains with platform numbers. 

A proper arrangement has been put in place to ensure the orderly entry of passengers in unreserved coaches. The Railways has deployed Railway Protection Force (RPF) staff so as to control the rush of passengers by forming a proper queue for the smooth entry, said the ministry. 

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