Overview
- Railways confirms a base of more than 1,410 Holi special services in March, with capacity to approach 1,500, a roughly 25% rise on 2025.
- Western Railway has notified 231 trains for March 1–22 and is rolling out holding areas, extra RPF/GRP staff and CCTV monitoring at major stations.
- North Central Railway has issued 204 trips, including five originating pairs from Prayagraj, Subedarganj, Kanpur and Jhansi running February 15 to March 31.
- Zone-wise deployment places East Central at 285 trains, followed by Western at 231 and Central at 209, with further additions possible based on bookings.
- Reservations will open soon on IRCTC, with train details also on the NTES app, and NFR is preparing a few weekly services from Assam, West Bengal and Bihar toward North India.