OREANDA-NEWS. April 28, 2011. In order to clear extra rush of passengers due to pilots strike of Air India, the Ministry of Railways has decided to run special trains on important sectors. The special trains so far has been started in six important sectors namely;  Delhi - Mumbai, Delhi - Kolkata,  Delhi – Hyderabad, Mumbai – Hyderabad, Mumbai – Bikaner and Chennai – Banglore.

These trains are Rajdhani type fully air-conditioned superfast trains and will have 1st AC, 2nd AC and 3rd AC coaches and will start running from 28.4.2011.

Railways will keep watch on the waiting list of the trains and attach additional coaches to clear extra rush subject to operational feasibility and availability of coaching stock. All Zonal Railways have been directed to take necessary steps to clear extra rush.

The Public Relations offices and commercial offices of respective Zonal Railways have started disseminating information about the detailed time-table of these special trains. Air India has also been requested to make announcements for the benefit of the passengers. These trains are available on PRS system for booking.