Chhath Pooja 2025 Rush: There is a huge shortage of tickets in trains going to UP, Bihar and Bengal due to the festival of Diwali and Chhath. Waiting tickets are also not available in many trains from 17 to 25 October.
Chhath Pooja 2025 Rush: The month of October has started and people are preparing to go home. Many people have already booked tickets, but those who do not have tickets are facing a lot of difficulties. Due to the festival of Diwali and Chhath, seats in trains going to UP, Bihar and Bengal have become full. Waiting tickets are not available in 15 trains going towards these states from 17 October to 25 October.
Seats also full in most trains running from Delhi
Most trains on the online app looks no room and reservation full written. In such a situation, travelers going to Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Bihar and Bengal will now have to resort to general coaches or buses. There are less trains from Gurgaon railway station to UP, Bihar and Bengal, so a large number of passengers get reservation from Delhi. But most of the trains running from Delhi have also filled seats.
Waiting tickets are also not found in many express trains
Waiting tickets are also not available in many express trains passing through Gurgaon. During Diwali and Chhath, 15 trains going to UP, Bihar and Bengal have written reservation full in sleepers, third and second AC coaches. Some trains have not yet had a no room, but the waiting list is so long that it is difficult to confirm the ticket. Many passengers are now dependent on taking Tatkal tickets from home. Tatkal tickets can be taken 24 hours before the train arrives at the station. But due to the high number of passengers during the festival, it is also difficult to get tickets immediately.
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The condition of trains going to Bihar and Bengal worsened
The condition of trains going to Bihar and Bengal is the worst. Waiting tickets are over in all the coaches of these trains and all have “Reservation Full” written in all. This means that no ticket can be given now. In view of the festival of Diwali, travelers going from Gurugram to UP, Bihar, Bengal and other states have demanded to run special trains. Currently, only one special train is visible on the online site.
This train will leave from Jodhpur to Gorakhpur on 17 October. Since this train is running four days before Diwali, the employed people will not be able to take advantage of it. Passengers say that special trains should be run on 19 and 20 October or before Chhath. This will give a lot of relief to the people. He said that due to lack of tickets in trains, there may be trouble in travel and people may be forced to resort to Daggamar vehicles.