Mahakumbh 2025: There is a huge crowd at the railway stations to go to Mahakumbh in Prayagraj. In view of the surging crowd in Mahakumbh, the railway administration has taken a big step. The number of trains has been increased to reduce the crowd from Prayagraj. Also, the bogies in the train have been increased to manage the influx of pilgrims in the holy city.
A special train will be operated by the Northeast Railway for passengers' convenience during the Mahakumbh. This train (05104 ) will run from Prayagraj Rambagh and will stop at the following stations:
List of stations
- Jhunsi
- Gyanpur Road
- Madho Singh
- Banaras
- Bhadohi
- Janghai
- Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Jn.
- Chilbila
- Sultanpur
- Khajurhat
- Ayodhya Cantt
- Ayodhya Dham Jn.
- Mankapur
- Babhanan
- Basti
- Khalilabad
- Gorakhpur
- Chauri Chaura
- Gauri Bazar
- Deoria Sadar
- Bhatni
- Salempur
- Belthara Road
- Mau
- Dullahpur
- Aundihar
- Sarnath
- Varanasi City
- Varanasi Jn.
- Banaras
- Madho Singh
- Gyanpur Road
- Jhunsi
- Prayag Rambagh
The train will run from February 12th to 28th and will have 14 coaches of ordinary second/sleeper class and two coaches of SLRD. A total of 16 coaches will be added to it.
Railways cancels many passenger trains
Meanwhile, many passenger trains going to Prayagraj have been canceled till further orders. According to a press release issued by the Public Relations Department of Northeast Railway, some trains have been canceled due to unavoidable operational reasons. When Varanasi Railway chief Santosh Kumar was asked about the development on phone, he said that passenger trains going to Prayagraj have been cancelled. At the same time, additional bogies have been added to the trains to get the crowd out of Prayagraj.
The list of cancelled trains is as follows:
- 55105 Chhapra Kachari-Thawe Passenger Train: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
- 55106 Thawe-Chhapra Kachari Passenger Train: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
- 55107 Thawe-Kaptanganj Passenger Train: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
- 55108 Kaptanganj-Thawe Passenger Train: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
- 15105 Chhapra-Nautanwa Express: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
- 15106 Nautanwa-Chhapra Express: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
- 65101/65119 Ghazipur City-Jaunpur MEMU Train: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
- 65102/65120 Jaunpur-Ghazipur City MEMU train: Cancelled from 11 to 15 February, 2025
(Report- Shashikant Tiwari, Ghazipur)