Railways is giving a great gift to all its passengers on the eve of Festivals. Indian Railways will operate 392 festival special trains starting from tomorrow till 30 November in view of the upcoming festival period. Indian Railways said that these trains will be run for destinations such as Kolkata, Patna, Varanasi, Lucknow among others to cater to the growing demand during the ensuing holiday period of Durga Puja, Dussehra, Diwali and Chhatt puja.

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In a given statement, the Ministry of Railways also stated that the cost of these trains will be similar to those applicable for special trains, which means 'special charges' will be levied making the tickets costlier by 10-30% as compared to the fares of mail/express trains, depending on the class of travel. Till now, the railways have held into service 666 mail/express special trains which are now running regularly across the country. Additionally, some suburban services are also being operated in Mumbai as well as certain services of the Kolkata Metro. These new festival special trains, however, will operate only till November 30 and will not have a continued run, officials said.

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The Railway Board said these festival special trains will be operated at a speed of 55 kmph. The Railways has discontinued all its regular services due to the coronavirus pandemic since March and is operating trains as per demand and necessity. From May 12, Railways began running limited special trains to help stranded people across the country to reach their homes in different states. It started with 15 pairs of premium Rajdhani special trains connecting Delhi with different parts of the country, followed by 100 pairs of long-distance trains on June 1. It also started 80 trains additionally on September 12.

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