Overview
- Indian Railways has planned 138 special trains totaling 650 approved trips for the Christmas–New Year period.
- Authorities have publicly notified 244 trips to date, and officials say additional services will be announced in the coming days.
- Western Railway leads the deployment with 26 special trains and 226 approved trips, including 72 already notified.
- Central Railway has 18 trains and 118 approved trips with 76 notified, while South Central Railway plans 26 trains and 34 approved trips with 26 notified.
- Other zones show uneven progress: South East Central 82 approved trips (24 notified), South Western 42 (28), North Western 72 (6), Northern 66 (8), North Eastern 6 (0) and Northeast Frontier 4 (4).