Surat: 43,500 passengers leave Udhna station on 12 trains in one night of festive rush

More than 43,500 passengers travelled from Surat’s Udhna railway station on 12 trains over about 15 hours, from the night of 7 November to the afternoon of 8 November, DeshGujarat reported, citing railway officials.

Nine of the trains were special services and three were regular trains. They left at regular intervals from 10 p.m. on 7 November.

Where they went

The trains ran to Jaunpur, Kanpur and Hasanpur in Uttar Pradesh; Madhubani, Jhanjharpur, Muzaffarpur and Jaynagar in Bihar; and Brahmapur in Odisha, among other places in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.

Several trains carried 4,000 to 4,500 passengers each. The Udhna–Madhubani special (09045) and the Udhna–Jaynagar special (09047) each carried about 4,400 to 4,500 people.

Why it matters

Surat’s diamond, textile and other industries employ lakhs of workers from other States. Many go home for Deepavali and Chhath.

What’s next

Railway officials have not said how many more special trains will run from Udhna before Chhath.