The South East Central Railway Bilaspur zone has added one AC-3 coach to each of the Howrah-CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express (12262/12261) and Howrah-Pune-Howrah Duronto Express (12222/12221) trains to provide more confirmed berths for passengers. This facility will be available on specific dates in May and June. The 12262 train will have...
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the extra coach from Howrah on May 31 and June 3, while the 12261 train will have it from CSMT on June 2 and 4. The 12222 train will have the extra coach from Howrah on May 30 and June 1, while the 12221 train will have it from Pune on June 1 and 3.

Due to heavy crowds in trains during the summer season, passengers are facing difficulties in securing confirmed berths. Most trains have waiting lists that extend over a month. The railway administration is running several summer special trains to address the passenger issues during the peak season. These trains...
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are heading to Delhi, Puri, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar. The railway claims these special trains will help passengers find confirmed berths. The special trains include Puri-Nizamuddin-Puri, Durg-Patna, Durg-Chhapra-Durg, Jabalpur-Durg, and Puri-Udhana. Despite these special trains, passengers are still struggling to get confirmed berths on long-distance trains like Sarnath, Navtanwa, Chhattisgarh, South Bihar, Rajdhani Express, and others. To ease the situation, an additional AC 3 coach and a sleeper coach are being temporarily added to the Indore-Puri Humsafar Express (train number 20917/20918). These additional coaches will be attached on May 28th (20917) and May 30th (20918). The Howrah-CSMT-Howrah Duronto Express (train number 12262/12261) and the Howrah-Pune-Howrah Duronto Express (train number 12222/12221) have also been provided with one additional AC-3 coach each to accommodate passengers for a few trips. Despite these measures, long waiting lists persist, and trains continue to be delayed, causing inconveniences to numerous passengers.