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KANPUR: With the onset of summer season the Kanpur Central railway station is once again witnessing passenger rush these days. The trains plying through Kanpur Central are running packed these days. Be it the sleeper or AC class there are not much vacant berths in the trains. Also long queues of passengers at the ticket booking counters is being witnessed these days.The much rush of passengers is on the busy Kanpur-New Delhi route. Therefore, several trains bound towards New Delhi are packed to their capacities. The worst hit is Shramshakti express that originates from Kanpur Central railway station. Apart from this rush, the passengers frequenting between Kanpur and Delhi remains huge all throughout the year.Deepu Singh, a prominent city based travel agent at Birhana Road informed, "The Delhi route is the busiest and there is no ticket availability till the end of the ongoing month. This is happening due to the start of the summer season."Speaking on the similar lines, another travel agent near railway station said, "The summer season has almost begin. In the month of May, most of the schools get closed down for summer holidays. It is this time when people flock towards hills and other tourist destinations and the booking for the same begins atleast two months in advance. Thus, on a daily basis we address more than three hundred queries of passengers and get them reservations done."He further added that the people who wish to get the tickets done themselves also reach railway station. Thus, rush at the booking counters has also increased.