Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) ran more than 1,000 special trains between September 21 and October 20 to handle the heavy rush of passengers during the festive season.

“SCR operated over 1,010 regular and festival special trains between September 21 and October 20, which accounts for a 47 percent rise in operations. Last year, 684 trains were run. Around 4.8 crore passengers utilised the services during the period, which is 30 lakhs more than the previous year,” SCR general manager Sanjay Kumar Srivastava addressed media persons at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad, on Tuesday.

He also revealed that 237 additional coaches were linked (rake attachment) to regular trains.

In addition, temporary stoppages were also provided at stations such as Lingampalli, Hitech City, Cherlapalli an

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