Railways run special trains to help grounded Air India passengers

New Delhi, Apr 28 (ANI): In order to clear extra rush of passengers due to pilots strike of Air India, the Ministry of Railways has decided to run special trains on important sectors.

Accordingly, Northern Railways has planned two pairs of special trains i.e. New Delhi to Kolkata and New Delhi to Mumbai today.

In addition, one pair of special train from Mumbai to Hyderabad has been planned by Central Railway on Friday.

These trains are Rajdhani type fully air-conditioned super special trains and will have 1st AC, 2nd AC and 3rd AC coaches.

Railways will keep watch on the waiting list of the trains and attach additional coaches to clear extra rush subject to operational feasibility and availability of coaching stock. All Zonal Railways have been directed to take necessary steps to clear extra rush.

The public relations offices and commercial offices of respective zonal railways have started disseminating information about the detailed time-table of these special trains.

These trains are available on PRS system for booking. (ANI)