New Delhi: In the view of the festive season, the Indian Railways is witnessing a huge demand for rail tickets as out of the 736 special trains currently in operation, 327 are facing waitlisting, officials said on Monday.
Addressing a virtual press conference, Railway Board Chairman and CEO V.K. Yadav said: “We are monitoring these 327 trains on a daily basis. Once we determine the nature of the waitlist — for how many days is the waitlist and how long, we will run clone trains on those routes.”
He said that railways have been saying that it will introduce trains wherever necessary. “But they will be only reserved trains and will follow all coronavirus protocols,” the CEO said.
According to data provided by the Railways, the average occupancy of these special trains is around 92 per cent.
The Railways, which had suspended all passenger train services since the lockdown in…