Indian Railways to operate highest ever train trips to meet summer demand

With the goal to facilitate large number of summer-passengers to travel to various destinations, the Railway Ministry has increased a substantial train trips for the upcoming summer season. Compared to last year, it is expected there will be a significant surge of 43 per cent in the number of train trips operated by the ministry. 

“To ensure the convenience of passengers and manage the anticipated surge in travel demand during summers, the Indian Railways is operating a record-breaking 9, 111 trips during the summer season,” a press statement from the Railway Ministry said. “This marks a substantial rise compared to the summer of 2023, where a total of 6,369 trips were offered. This translates to an increase of 2742 trips, demonstrating the Indian Railways' commitment to meeting passenger demands effectively,” it added.

According to the ministry, the additional trains have been meticulously planned to connect key destinations across the country, ensuring seamless travel on major railway routes

“All zonal railways spread across India have geared up to operate these additional trips catering to the summer travel rush from states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi,” the Railway Ministry said.

The ministry has also rightly instructed Zonal Railways “to ensure availability of drinking water at Railway stations” during the summer season.

It should be noted here that the ministry has also issued instructions to deploy Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) at foot-over bridges to regulate crowds smoothly in order to avoid stampede-like situations during the heavy rush period. Anxiety of the passengers must be understood so that stampedes could be avoided by the authorities and the authorities have shown admirable understanding of the rush-situations and their possible fatal accidents.