After witnessing a surge in passenger demand following widespread flight cancellations, Indian Railways has taken several measures to ensure smooth travel and adequate availability of accommodation across the network.
A total of 37 trains have been augmented with 116 additional coaches, operating over 114 augmented trips across the country, said an official release from Ministry of Railways.
Southern Railway carries out the highest number of augmentations
According to a release, Southern Railway (SR) has carried out the highest number of augmentations, enhancing capacity in 18 trains. Additional Chair Car and Sleeper Class coaches have been deployed on high-demand routes. These augmentations, implemented from 6 December 2025 onward, substantially expand accommodation capacity in the southern region.
Northern Railway (NR) follows with augmentations on eight trains, adding 3AC and Chair Car coaches. These measures implemented today onwards enhance availability on heavily travelled northern corridors.
Augmentations cater to strong passenger movement
Western Railway (WR) has augmented four high-demand trains by adding 3AC and 2AC coaches. The augmentations, effective from December 6, 2025, cater to strong passenger movement from western regions to the national capital.
East Central Railway (ECR) has strengthened the Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi (12309) service with an additional 2AC coach over five trips between December 6-10, 2025, providing enhanced capacity on this important Bihar-Delhi sector.
ECOR adds 2AC coaches on Bhubaneswar-Delhi route
East Coast Railway (ECOR) has augmented the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi services (Trains 20817/20811/20823) by adding 2AC coaches across five trips, improving connectivity between Odisha and the capital.
Eastern Railway (ER) has implemented augmentations in three key trains, adding Sleeper Class coaches over six trips on December 7-8, 2025, meeting increased regional and inter-state travel demand in the east.
