Devotees continue to arrive in Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh Mela, with around 12.5 lakh people travelling by train, said Kapinjal Kishore Sharma, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway.
Northern Railways is making extensive preparations for the upcoming Snan on February 12, ensuring smooth travel for Maha Kumbh devotees. Himanshu Shekhar, CPRO, Northern Railways, said over 300 trains operated on February 9, with continuous monitoring through CCTV cameras and a control ce
The West Central Railway has made special arrangements for passengers travelling to Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, with around 40 special trains operating from Jabalpur on February 9 and 10, officials said.
Ahead of Maghi Purnima Snan on February 12, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that Railways has taken care of all the arrangements at 8 railway stations for Prayagraj Mahakumbh.
Highlighting the efforts made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi electrification in Bihar, Vaishnaw said that reconstruction work for 98 stations was ongoing.
India's first vertical lift railway sea bridge is set to be inaugurated in Pamban, Rameswaram, a significant milestone in the country's railway infrastructure.
As many as 136 Vande Bharat train services having chair cars are operational on Indian Railways network as of January 2025, minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The minister also said that overall occupancy in these trains are almost 100 per cent.
Western Railways, which operates Mumbai locals, will carry out a 13-hour jumbo block on both up and down fast lines between Grant Road and Mumbai Central station from 22.00 hrs to 11.00 hrs on Saturday/Sunday.
The dream of a world-class, high-speed sleeper train is now a reality as the first 16-car Vande Bharat Sleeper Train Set has successfully completed rigorous trials by the Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO) on 15th January 2025 for five hundred forty kilometre distance in