The festival of Holi is a festival of happiness, colors and belonging. But reaching your home before the festival becomes the biggest challenge. It becomes difficult to get tickets in trains, crowds throng the platform, and the journey becomes stressful. Keeping this in mind, Indian Railways has given Holi special trains for passengers. These trains will connect major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Jodhpur, Bareilly and Sabarmati, so that millions of passengers can reach their homes without any trouble and celebrate the festival with their loved ones. Additional coaches and convenient routes have been fixed in these special trains, so that the journey can be smooth and comfortable.
If you are also dreaming of celebrating Holi with your family this time, then book tickets immediately, because these trains have been run to make your journey easy and memorable!
Delhi-Mumbai Central Special Train
Railways have started a special train for the convenience of passengers traveling between Delhi and Mumbai during Holi. This train will run a total of seven times from March 8 to March 29. The train from Delhi will leave at 1:05 pm on Wednesday and Saturday and will reach Mumbai Central at 1:30 pm the next day. At the same time, the same train from Mumbai to Delhi will run seven times from March 7 to March 28. It will leave Mumbai Central every Tuesday and Friday at 10:30 am and reach Delhi at 10:00 am the next day. This train will stop at many stations including Borivali, Vapi, Valsad, Udhna, Vadodara, Sabarmati, Mahesana, Palanpur, Aburod, Ajmer, Jaipur and Alwar. The train will have a total of 16 coaches including four seconds AC, ten third AC and two powercar coaches.
Delhi Sarai-Sarmati Superfast Special Train
Railways have also provided special train facility for passengers going from Delhi to Sabarmati. This train will run thrice on 8 and 9 March. It will leave from Delhi Sarai at 8:10 am and reach Sabarmati at 11:20 pm. The stop of this train will be at Alwar, Jaipur, Ajmer, Aburod and Palanpur stations. The train will have a total of 22 coaches, including 20 second sleeping and two guards.
Bareilly-Sarmati Superfast Special Train
The Bareilly-Sabarmati Superfast Special Train for passengers going from Uttar Pradesh to Gujarat will be operated on 8 March. This train will leave Bareilly at 8:30 am and reach Sabarmati at 6:00 am the next day. This train will stop at important stations like Kasganj, Hathras Road, Mathura, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Ajmer, Aburod and Palanpur. The train will have a total of 20 coaches, including 18 second sleeping and two guards.
Jodhpur-Bandra Terminus Special Train
Railways have also run Holi special train for passengers traveling between Rajasthan and Mumbai. The train running between Bhagat’s Kothi to Bandra Terminus will operate four times from March 8 to March 29. From Bhagat’s Kothi, it will leave every Saturday at 11:30 am and reach Bandra Terminus at 7:25 am the next day. Similarly, this train from Bandra Terminus to Bhagat’s Kothi will run four times from 9 March to 30 March. It will leave every Sunday at 10:30 am and reach Bhagat’s Kothi at 4:30 am the next day. The major stops of this train include Luni, Pali Marwar, Marwar Junction, Falna, Abuode, Palanpur, Mahesana, Sabarmati and Vadodara. The train will have a total of 22 coaches, including one second AC, six third AC, two third AC economy, seven second sleeping, four general category and two powercare coaches.
Why is the facility of Holi special trains special?
The number of passengers increases significantly during big festivals like Holi. It becomes difficult to get tickets in common trains, due to which people have to face trouble. In such a situation, these special trains being run by the railway will give relief to the passengers. Along with connecting big cities, these trains will also make passengers experience comfortable and convenient journey. AC and sleeper coaches have been provided adequate arrangements in these trains, so that people can travel as per their convenience. The special thing is that these trains are being run with additional coaches in view of the crowd of passengers during the festival. This will make it easier for the passengers to get tickets and they will be able to reach their destination without any concern.
Hurry for ticket booking
It is very important to book tickets early in these special trains to celebrate the festival with loved ones on the occasion of Holi. The seats of these trains are limited and are faster due to the festival. Passengers can book tickets as soon as possible by visiting the IRCTC website or railway reservation counter.