Passengers at Moradabad Railway Station
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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In view of Chhath festival, the trains going towards Purvanchal are crowded. From general to AC bogies of general to special trains, unreserved passengers are filled. Due to crowd in trains passing through Moradabad on Saturday, people were seen traveling in toilets.
When people could not get entry through the door of the coach, they entered the train through the window. To deal with the crowd, Railways has announced 18 more special trains. These trains will pass through Moradabad and Bareilly. Some trains will also run via Chandausi and Shahjahanpur.
Senior DCM Aditya Gupta said that there are more unreserved passengers in trains. Therefore, the number of unreserved coaches has been kept more in special trains. There are also reserved coaches for those passengers whose reserved tickets have not been confirmed.
You can get confirmed tickets based on availability in other trains of similar distance by choosing the option while booking. The operation of special trains passing through the division will continue till November 8. According to railway data, tickets of about five thousand people from Moradabad are waiting. Railways is announcing special trains running on different dates every day.
