With flight cancellations affecting travellers across the country, the Indian Railways has stepped in to ease the rush by adding 116 extra coaches across 37 trains. This move comes after a surge in bookings and waitlists on major high-density routes, especially in the north, south, and east zones.
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The additional coaches have been attached to trains connecting key cities such as Delhi, Jammu, Guwahati, Chennai, Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Lucknow, Kolkata, and others.
Trains with Extra Coaches and Trips
Northern Zone
- New Delhi–Jammu Tawi (12425/12426)
Extra trips: 6 (NDLS–JAT), 8 (JAT–NDLS), 3AC - New Delhi–Dibrugarh (12423/12424)
Extra trips: 6 (NDLS –DBRG), 8 (DBRG–NDLS), 3AC - New Delhi–Chandigarh Shatabdi (12045/12046)
Extra coach: 1 Chair Car - New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi (12029/12030)
Extra trips: 3 each way, Chair Car - New Delhi–Lucknow (12429/12430)
Extra coach: 1, 3AC
Western Zone
- Mumbai Central–New Delhi (12951)
5 extra trips, 2AC - Sabarmati–New Delhi (12957)
5 extra trips, 2AC
Eastern & North-Eastern Zones
- Guwahati–Sangaldan (15609/15610)
8 trips each way, Sleeper + 3AC
East Central & East Coast Railway
- Rajendra Nagar–New Delhi (12309)
5 extra trips, 2AC - Bhubaneswar–New Delhi (20817/20811/20823)
5 extra trips, 2AC
Eastern Railway
- Howrah–Raxaul (13021)
2 extra trips, Sleeper - Sealdah–Jaynagar (13185)
2 extra trips, Sleeper - Sealdah–Ballia (13105)
2 extra trips, Sleeper
Southern Zone
- Thiruvananthapuram–Calicut Jan Shatabdi (12075/12076)
5 Chair Car coaches added - Chennai–Coimbatore (12243/12244)
1 Chair Car coach added - Chennai–Thiruvananthapuram (12695/12696)
5 Sleeper coaches added
Additionally, multiple trains from Chennai Egmore serving Thanjavur, Kollam, Alappuzha, Erode, and Salem have received extra Sleeper coaches over several days to accommodate high demand.
