India, Dec. 5 -- As IndiGo airlines' operational disruptions triggered a wave of cancellations and delays across the country, the Indian railways stepped up and added more trains to its schedule as reprieve for passengers impacted by the chaos in India's key private carrier.

A total of 37 trains have been augmented with 116 additional coaches, operating over 114 augmented trips across the country, according to a government statement.

Here is how the Indian Railways has responded to the crisis:

News agency PTI quoted Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Chief Public Relations Officer, Northern Railway, saying that one 3AC coach each in 12425/26 Jammu Rajdhani express and 12424/23 Dibrugarh Rajdhani express have been increased in response to surge...