The Indian Railways has made arrangements for the influx of pilgrims visiting Deoghar during Shravan month. Several trains have been added with extra coaches to accommodate the surge in passengers. These trains include the 13021/13022 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, and 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express. The...
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additional coaches will be operational from July 22nd to August 19th. This is done to ease congestion in the general compartments due to the restriction on waiting tickets in sleeper class during this period. The Railways has also taken other measures, such as adding more trains and extending service hours to handle the surge in travellers during the Shravan pilgrimage.

To accommodate the influx of pilgrims traveling to Deoghar during the Shravani Mela, Indian Railways has announced the addition of extra coaches to several trains. These additions are being made to ease congestion on trains during the busy pilgrimage season, which runs from July 22nd to August 19th. The specific trains...
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receiving additional coaches are the 13021/13022 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, and the 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express. This decision comes after the implementation of a ban on waitlisted tickets in sleeper class, which has led to an increase in crowding in general class compartments. The railways have also introduced extra trains and extended the operations of existing trains to manage the expected surge in passenger numbers during the Shravani Mela.

To accommodate the expected influx of passengers during the Shravani Mela, the Indian Railways has decided to add extra coaches to several trains. The mela, which takes place at the Baidyanathdham temple in Deoghar, attracts numerous devotees from across India. Railway travel is a popular choice for these pilgrims due to...
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its safety and speed. The additional coaches will be added to six train routes between July 22 and August 19, 2024. These include: Train No. 13021/13022 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah-Mithila Express, Train No. 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, Train No. 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, Train No. 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express, Train No. 03113/03114 Sealdah-Banaras-Sealdah Special, and Train No. 03109/03110 Sealdah-Vadodara-Sealdah Special. Each train will have one additional second-class coach for the duration of the mela.

The Indian Railways has added one general second-class coach to several mail/express/passenger trains to accommodate the extra crowd during the Shravani Mela. This addition is valid from July 22nd to August 19th for trains departing from Howrah, Raxaul, Mokama, Sealdah, Jaynagar, Ballia, and Varanasi. Some of the trains affected include 13021/13022...
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Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express, 03113/03114 Sealdah-Banaras-Sealdah Special Train, and 03109/03110 Sealdah-Vadodara-Sealdah Special Train. This decision was made due to the expected influx of devotees visiting the Baidyanath Dham temple in Deoghar during the Shravani Mela.