The Indian Railways on Friday announced five special trains to handle the extra rush of passengers during the forthcoming Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj.
A superfast special train between Allahabad Jn. and Delhi’s Anand Vihar Terminal will make a total of 24 round trips between the two terminal stations between January 15 and March 3. It will stop only at Fatehpur, Kanpur Central and Aligarh Jn. stations in both the directions.
The train includes two AC two tier, nine AC three tier, four sleeper class, four general class, and two disabled friendly second class cum luggage van coaches.
- Train No. 12539 Yesvantpur – Lucknow Express will depart Prayag station at 02.52 hrs.
- Train No. 12540 Lucknow – Yesvantpur Express will depart Prayag station at 00.50 hrs.
- Train No. 12669 Chennai Central – Chhappra Ganga Kaveri Express will depart Prayag station at 04.27 hrs.
- Train No. 12670 Chhappra – Chennai Central Ganga Kaveri Express will depart Prayag station at 03.52 hrs.
- Train No. 16793 Rameswaram – Faizabad Jn Shraddha Sethu Express will depart Prayag station at 01.37 hrs.
- Train No. 16794 Faizabad Jn – Rameswaram Shraddha Sethu Express will depart Prayag station at 06.18 hrs.
- Train No. 22683 Yesvantpur – Lucknow Express will depart Prayag station at 13.22 hrs.
- Train No. 22684 Lucknow – Yesvantpur Express will depart Prayag station at 00.08 hrs.
The railways will also run trains from Punjab’s Bathinda to the Prayag Ghat (4 trips), from Bathinda to Phaphamau (2 trips), from Himachal Pradesh’s Amb Andaura to Prayag Ghat (6 trips) and from Chandigarh to Prayag Ghat (6 trips).
The 55-day long Kumbh Mela will start on January 15 and will end on March 4. It is the largest human congregation in the world, with over 130 million pilgrims expected to participate in the festival with the belief that taking a dip in the holy water of Ganges River will pave the way for their salvation and would rid them of their sins.
