Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav reviewed preparations of railways for Mahakumbh 2025 at a meeting in Delhi and instructed that all infrastructure work should be completed well in time.
He reviewed arrangements for the forthcoming Kumbh Mela with general managers of Northern Railway, North Central Railway and North Eastern Railway and DRMs concerned .
NCR GM Satish Kumar while discussing the issue informed that more than 800 Mela special trains will be operated for tackling the trafffic of pilgrims traffic on the six main bathing days of Mahakumbh in January- February 2025. Over 15 crore pilgrims are expected to arrive in Kumbh 2025. A sum of Rs 837 crore has been sanctioned for various works of ROB/RUB and passenger amenities.
A total nine stations of NCR, NER and NR are planned for tackling traffic of pilgrims. The stations include-- Prayagraj Junction, Subedarganj, Naini Junction, Prayagraj Chheoki of the NCR, Prayag Junction, Prayagraj Sangam, and Phaphamau Junction of Northern Railway and Prayagraj Rambagh and Jhusi stations of North Eastern Railway. The remodeling work of Prayagraj Junction is already in progress. The railway minister suggested that officers having experience of 2019 Kumbh should play a vital role in 2025. Now it is expected that a good number of officers will be sent to Prayagraj months before the commencement of Mahakumbh. The services of some retired officers may also be taken for smooth passage of Mahakumbh.