Indian Railways has announced the launch of several special trains to help people travel home for Holi. These trains will operate starting 10 days before Holi, which falls on March 24th. The North-Western Railway is introducing 4 special trains and has also added temporary stops for other trains at smaller...
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stations. These additional services are intended to ease travel congestion during the festival. The special trains are: * Train No. 05097 Tankapur-Daurai Special (March 22nd to 29th) * Train No. 09625 Ajmer-Daund Superfast (starting March 14th) * Train No. 09035 Bandra Terminus-Bhagat Ki Kothi Special (March 20th and 27th) * Train No. 09523 Okha-Delhi Sarai Special (March 19th) Additionally, the following trains will have temporary stops: * Train No. 14721 Jodhpur-Bhatinda (Gotan Station) * Train No. 14854 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Ren Station) * Train No. 14864 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Ren Station) * Train No. 14866 Jodhpur-Varanasi (Ren Station) * Train No. 14888 Badmer-Rishikesh Express (Gotan Station)