Archive · 11 Dec 2025
Railways enhance security for holiday special trains
The Central Railway and South Central Railway are running 76 special trains from mid-December to early January 2026 to help with the extra people traveling during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
These trains will go to places like Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Goa, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tirupati, and Mangaluru.
To keep everyone safe, they are doing extra checks like scanning bags and checking IDs.
More security guards are also being put in places like Hyderabad and Charlapalli.
This is to make sure the trains run smoothly and safely during this busy time.
Central Railway will operate 76 Winter Special trains to manage holiday travel rush.
Trains will connect major cities including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Goa, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tirupati, and Mangaluru.
Services will begin on December 16 and continue until the first week of January 2026.
The special trains will run across seven major routes to ease the load on regular services.
Enhanced security measures, including baggage scanning and increased patrolling, have been implemented at key stations.
- Who
- Central Railway, South Central Railway (SCR)
- What
- Operating 76 special trains and enhancing security measures
- When
- Mid-December to early January 2026
- Where
- Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Goa, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tirupati, Mangaluru
- Why
- To handle the rush of passengers during the Christmas-New Year winter holidays and ensure safety
- Number of Special Trains
- 76
- Operating Period
- Mid-December to early January 2026
- Key Destinations
- Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Goa, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tirupati, Mangaluru
- Starting Date
- December 16
- Ending Date
- First week of January 2026
- Security Measures
- Baggage scanning, random identity verification, increased patrolling
- Key Stations with Enhanced Security
- Hyderabad, Charlapalli
