India, Dec. 8 -- Even as regular long-distance trains continue to run at full capacity, the special services introduced to accommodate passengers stranded by the ongoing IndiGo flight disruptions are seeing unexpectedly low demand.

On Sunday, the sixth day since technical issues grounded hundreds of IndiGo flights nationwide, the help desks set up at both terminals of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport reported only a trickle of enquiries for rail options.

Western Railway announced a special Mumbai Central-New Delhi service on Sunday.

"For the convenience of passengers and to meet the surge in travel demand, Western Railway will run a special train on special fare," said Vineet Abhishek, chief public relations o...