Maha Kumbh 2025: Over 150 special trains to run on Mauni Amavasya

The Prayagraj Railway Division has rolled retired extended plans to tally implicit 150 peculiar just trains to accommodate the ample influx of devotees expected connected Mauni Amavasya connected January 29, officials said present connected Wednesday.

These peculiar trains volition beryllium operated direction-wise from each 9 stations successful Prayagraj, ensuring creaseless question for the devotees to Maha Kumbh.

In summation to moving peculiar trains, the part has besides implemented colour-coded ticketing and structure arrangements to guarantee a creaseless acquisition for passengers.

Senior Public Relations Officer of the Prayagraj Railway Division, Amit Malviya said that much than 150 just peculiar trains volition beryllium operated connected Mauni Amavasya connected January 29, the bulk of which volition tally from Prayagraj Junction.

Special trains volition besides beryllium operated from different stations successful the division, on with regular trains moving astatine their scheduled times, helium said.

Malviya highlighted that operating implicit 150 peculiar trains successful a azygous time volition beryllium a landmark achievement, surpassing the 85 trains tally during Mauni Amavasya successful Kumbh 2019.

With these plans, the Prayagraj Railway Division aims to tally a bid astir each 4 minutes connected Mauni Amavasya.

With these robust arrangements, Prayagraj Railway Division is afloat prepared to negociate the grounds fig of devotees arriving for the expansive celebrations of Mauni Amavasya astatine the Maha Kumbh.

During the Amrit Snan connected Makar Sankranti, a grounds 101 just peculiar trains were operated to negociate the immense turnout of devotees.

The upcoming Mauni Amavasya is expected to surpass this achievement, with adjacent much records apt to beryllium broken, helium said.

The Mela Authority anticipates that implicit 10 crore devotees volition bathe successful the Sangam connected Mauni Amavasya, with 10-20 per cent of them expected to question by train.

On the archetypal Amrit Snan festival of the Mahakumbh, which took spot connected Makar Sankranti, implicit 3.5 crore devotees bathed astatine the beatified Sangam, surpassing expectations.

So far, much than 9 crore devotees person taken the beatified dip successful Maha Kumbh. Now, preparations are successful afloat plaything for the largest bathing festival of the Maha Kumbh-Mauni Amavasya.