Overview
- Indian Railways, which detailed the plan Monday, approved 908 summer specials for April 15 to July 15, totaling 18,262 trips.
- Of these, 660 trains are already notified, making 11,294 trips available to book now.
- Deployment is spread by zone, led by South Central in trains with 124 services and 1,184 trips, and by Central in trips with 74 trains running 3,082, with Western at 106 trains and 2,078 trips.
- The ministry says the added services target peak routes to cut waitlists so more travelers secure confirmed seats and face less crowding.
- Demand signals point to a scale-up, with last year’s 12,417 summer specials now topped and South Western Railway reporting 114% bookings and Rs 171.47 crore from 355 specials in April to October 2025.