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  • Railways decided to run 1700 trains: Diwali and Chhath celebrations

    Railways decided to run 1700 trains

    Railways decided to run 1700 trains on the occasion of Diwali and Chhath puja. To know, “Is it a government or bank holiday today or tomorrow?” visit our homepage.

    Why railways decided to run 1700 trains?

    Railways has planed 1702 special trains on Diwali and Chhath Puja for easy travel and allowing passengers reach their destination with ease and celebrate Diwali and Chhath with their families.

    Out of these trains 800 trains have been run separately for UP, Bihar, West Bengal and North East region as major working population in various states of the country is from these states.

    This information has been given by the CRPO of Central Railway. These train will run from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal Lokmanya Tilak Terminal Pune Kolhapur and Nagpur. Other 800 plus trains will run for various other states.

    Keeping in mind the convenience of the people and the safety of the passengers, extra counters have been made separately at the destinations.

    CRPO also said that keeping in view the safety of the passengers, the facility of accommodation for about 3000 additional passengers has also been made at major railway stations of India.

    In these facilities necessities like food, water, toilet, fans and mobile UTS services which have also been started for preparing tickets without visiting counters. All these facilities will reduce the load on the ticket counter at the counter.

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    Conclusion(Railways decided to run 1700 trains)

    1702 special trains will operate to various cities on the occasion of Diwali and Chhath celebrations.

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    Why railways decided to run special trains?

    Railways has decided to run extra trains on the occasion of Diwali and Chhath puja overcrowding.

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  • School holidays on Diwali 2025: Complete details inside

    School holidays on Diwali

    Read this for complete details on School holidays on Diwali. To know, “Is it a government or bank holiday today or tomorrow?” visit our homepage.

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    School holidays on Diwali in India

    Schools will remain closed in various regions in many states on this festive season. There are many upcoming holidays varying from state to state on various occasions. including Diwali, Kali Puja, Chhath Puja, Bhai Dooj and Govardhan Puja. This article covers all updates on school holidays on Diwali this year.

    Bihar

    Even in Bihar there will be a holiday because of Diwali and one of the most famous festivals of Bihar, Chhath Puja. There will be a holiday in Bihar schools on the occasion of Chhath Puja as well.

    Punjab School Holidays

    According to the government official holiday calendar, a four-day holiday has been announced in the schools of Punjab.

    These holiday will be from 19th October to 22nd October.There is a holiday on 19th October due to Sunday, after that on Monday, Diwali, which is a gazetted holiday.

    There will be post Diwali holidays in many schools as well and the last day of the week, which is October 22nd. This day is also a gazetted holiday on the occasion of Vishwakarma Puja.

    So in Punjab, there is a continuous four-day school holiday.

    Delhi

    Delhi schools will remain closed on 20th October on the occasion of Diwali and there is a holiday for schools on 22nd October as well, because on that day Govardhan Puja will be performed. This update is according to the Director of Education of Delhi School.

    Karnataka

    Karnataka schools are already closed from 8 to 18 October. As socio-economic caste survey is going on in the state.

    Besides, there is a government holiday in schools in Karnataka on October 20 and October 22 as well.

    West Bengal

    West Bengal, Kali Puja is on October 20, Diwali is on October 21 and Bhai Dooj is on October 23. So, all schools in West Bengal will remain closed from October 20th to October 23rd.

    Assam

    In Assam, there will be a holiday on October 20th on the occasion of Kali Puja and Diwali.

    Odisha

    There will also be a holiday in Odisha on October 20 on the occasion of Kali Puja and Diwali.

    Maharashtra

    There will be continuous four days holiday in the schools of Maharashtra. These holidays will last from 18th October to 21st October.

    There will be a holiday on 22nd and 23rd October in some schools of Viraj ji on the occasion of Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj. So, there are total 6 School holidays on Diwali in Maharashtra.

    Tamil Nadu

    There will be a holiday in Tamil Nadu schools from October 18th to October 21st on the occasion of Diwali.

    Andhra Pradesh

    There will be a holiday in four mandals of Andhra Pradesh, which are Kurnool Rural, Kurnool Urban, Kallur, and Orvakal.

    These holidays will be on 15th and 16th October 2025. Because during this time Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Andhra Pradesh.

    Uttar Pradesh.

    Schools will be closed from October 20th to October 23rd and due to it being a Sunday on October 19th as well, this holiday will be a total of four days.

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    Is this the calendar for school holidays on Diwali 2025?

    Yes, this the calendar for school holidays on Diwali 2025.

    Why schools are from 17 Oct to 23 October 2025?

    Schools are closed from 17 Oct to 23 October on various occasions including Diwali, Kali Puja, Chhath Puja, Bhai Dooj and Govardhan Puja.

    Where to check daily holiday updates?

    You can check daily holiday updates on the homepage of HolidayAlerts.in .