The UP Government is leaving no stone unturned for the celebration of Kumbh Mela here. The Railways GM said that around 3000 special trains are being arranged for the Kumbh Mela. The GM said that these counters can distribute about 10 lakh tickets daily. In view of the Maha Kumbh Mela, the Railways has now started the facility of taking railway tickets 15 days in advance.
Joshi said a plan has been prepared for ring rail on Prayagraj-Ayodhya-Varanasi-Prayagraj, Prayagraj-Sangam Prayag-Jaunpur-Prayag-Prayagraj,Govindpuri-Prayagraj-Chitrakoot-Govindpuri and Jhansi-Govindpuri-Prayagraj-Manikpur-Chitrakoot-Jhansi routes.
The railways will operate more than 10,000 regular trains and more than 3000 special trains. Out of these 3,000 special trains, 1800 trains will be run for short distance, 700 trains for long distance and 560 trains will be run on the ring rail.
He informed that in view of the heavy crowd in Maha Kumbh 2025, more than 18,000 personnel of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and State Railway Police are being brought to Prayagraj on duty from all parts of Indian Railways.
