Travellers filled the designated rest areas at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026 as large numbers of passengers prepared to depart for their hometowns ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Crowds of homebound travellers boarded trains at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, departing to celebrate Diwali and Chhath Puja with family across various states. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A police officer made public announcements at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026 to assist passengers navigating the heavy crowd ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja travel. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Thousands of passengers thronged New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, flooding platforms and concourses as they headed home to celebrate Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Dense crowds occupied New Delhi Railway Station's platforms on 6 November 2026 as travellers surged ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja, two of India's most widely observed festivals. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Peak festive travel was visible at New Delhi Railway Station on Friday, 6 November 2026, with large volumes of passengers heading to their home districts for Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Homeward bound passengers packed every corner of New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, seeking trains to their hometowns ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
New Delhi Railway Station was swamped with passengers on 6 November 2026 as travellers — many headed to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh — prepared to observe Chhath Puja and Diwali with their families. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A police officer stood guard at a train entrance at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, as authorities deployed heightened security arrangements to manage the festive season surge ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
With passenger volumes surging ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja, security personnel were posted at train entrances across New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026 to maintain order. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Trains departed full from New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026 as the festive travel season reached its peak, with passengers heading home for Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Streams of passengers moved onto platforms at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, boarding trains headed to home states for the Diwali and Chhath Puja holidays. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The festival travel surge was in full swing at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, with passengers continuously boarding outbound trains for Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Outbound trains from New Delhi Railway Station were fully occupied on 6 November 2026 as the combined travel demand of Diwali and Chhath Puja reached its seasonal high. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Scenes of heavy boarding activity were captured at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, as passengers scrambled to secure places on trains for Chhath Puja and Diwali travel. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
New Delhi Railway Station handled a massive passenger load on 6 November 2026 as the twin festive occasions of Diwali and Chhath Puja drove one of the busiest travel days of the year. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Designated rest areas at New Delhi Railway Station were filled with waiting passengers on 6 November 2026 as travellers prepared to board trains for their hometowns ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
A sea of passengers crowded New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, with people from across the capital and its suburbs converging to travel home for Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
India's annual festive migration was on full display at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, with the station reportedly operating at or near capacity as Diwali and Chhath Puja approached. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Passengers squeezed into every available space at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, as demand for homebound trains surged ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The colour and commotion of India's biggest festive travel wave was visible at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, as families and workers headed home for Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Every platform at New Delhi Railway Station was busy on 6 November 2026, with trains filling up rapidly as the dual festive demand of Diwali and Chhath Puja drove passenger footfall higher. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
The combined travel wave of Diwali and Chhath Puja hit New Delhi Railway Station hard on 6 November 2026, placing strain on platforms, ticketing and crowd management systems. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Masses of passengers gathered at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, with Chhath Puja and Diwali driving one of the most heavily trafficked travel windows at the station this year. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Luggage laden travellers flooded New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, making their way to trains for the annual homecoming ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
New Delhi Railway Station saw one of its busiest days of the season on 6 November 2026, as the Diwali weekend prompted a sharp rise in passenger numbers heading to their hometowns for Diwali and Chhath Puja. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Railway staff at New Delhi Railway Station were stretched to manage the festive season surge on 6 November 2026, as large crowds pushed through concourses ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja travel. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Festive fervour ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja drove a sharp passenger rush at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, with travellers eager to reach their families before the celebrations began. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Photographs from New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026 documented the scale of the festive crowd as passengers made their way home ahead of Diwali and Chhath Puja across India. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Scenes of mass travel unfolded at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, capturing the scale of India's annual pre Diwali and pre Chhath Puja homebound movement. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Passenger footfall soared at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, with the approach of Diwali and Chhath Puja triggering one of the highest single day travel volumes of the festive calendar. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
New Delhi Railway Station buzzed with activity on 6 November 2026 as the approaching Chhath Puja and Diwali festivals drew thousands of passengers seeking trains to their home states. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Families and migrant workers alike headed home by train from New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, with Diwali and Chhath Puja prompting one of India's largest seasonal travel movements. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
Joyful anticipation mixed with crowded conditions at New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026, as passengers bound for Diwali and Chhath Puja celebrations thronged platforms and passageways. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)
New Delhi Railway Station on 6 November 2026 offered a vivid snapshot of India's festive travel season, with vast numbers of passengers heading home to celebrate Diwali and Chhath Puja with loved ones. (Photo: NationPress/Deepak Kumar)