Rajasthan: Festival special trains get good response

JAIPUR: Rail commuters awaiting the restoration of trains have shown overwhelming response for the trains getting restored from Tuesday onwards.
In most of the restored trains as festival specials, people have started booking their berths. Trains like Puja Express connecting people of Ajmer, Jaipur, Dausa and Alwar to Jammu Tawi for the Vaishno Devi pilgrimage starting Tuesday, too, is getting good response.
NWR had announced festival special trains which would start operating from Tuesday onwards and will run upto November 30 till further orders.
On Sunday, a good number of passengers seeking reservation in various trains thronged the reservation counters. "By and large, a majority of the trains running prior Covid-19 have been restored and we are hopeful to get some more trains," said an officer.
"The running trains are already packed and I am sure most of the trains originating from Jaipur or passing through Jaipur to various destinations will get good booking. Passengers have been awaiting the restoration for a long time. With following of Covid protocols, passengers are feeling safe," said Mukesh Saini, senior divisional commercial manager of Jaipur division.
Major trains which are starting from Tuesday include Ajmer-Jammutawi-Ajmer, Delhi Sarairohilla-Jodhpur-Delhi Sarairohilla, Bandra Terminal-Jaisalmer-Bandra Terminal, Barmer-Rishkesh-Barmer, Sriganganagar-Delhi-Sriganganagar, Ajmer-Amritsar-Ajmer, Porbandar-Delhi, Jaipur-Indore-Jaipur, Jodhpur-Varanasi-Jodhpur.
Authorities said that for Durga Puja and Diwali, trains to Mumbai and Kolkata will be fully packed. "Now, we have trains to various states including Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Telangana. Some of the trains to the southern parts of India are still awaited," said a senior officer of NWR.
On the other hand, trains announced last week, including Jaipur-Delhi double decker, are showing good business. "Initially, there were lesser passengers, but now this train too has started getting its passengers. It will certainly maintain its trend to remain fully packed on the weekends when it arrives to Jaipur from Delhi," said an officer.