Special trains are going to run from Una for Prayagraj Mahakumbh 2025. A huge crowd of passengers is gathering to go to Mahakumbh. Due to this, the Railway Department has announced special train services, which will start from Friday. This train will run from the Una railway station to go to Mahakumbh…
Himachal Desk. Special trains are going to run from Una for Prayagraj Mahakumbh 2025.
A huge crowd of passengers is gathering to go to Mahakumbh. Due to this, the Railway Department has announced special train services, which will start on Friday. This train will be run from the Una railway station, especially to go to Mahakumbh.
The seats in the train for Mahakumbh were filled soon. Passengers are facing a lot of trouble getting reservations for Mahakumbh. Five coaches of AC three-tier and sleeper are packed in just eight days.
Railways said that till February 23, there is waiting in these coaches of six trains. Currently, 17, 20, and 25 waiting is visible. In such a situation, people are waiting to get their tickets confirmed. Passengers often come to the Una railway station to book tickets but return empty-handed.
Northern Railway had released the schedule of trains going from Una to Prayagraj Mahakumbh on January 2. Online booking for reserved coaches started six days later. Reserved coaches were booked in eight days. The fare of the sleeper coach is Rs 620, and the AC three-tier is Rs 1670. A special train will be operated with 17 coaches. It will have one AC three-tier, five sleepers, ten generals, and two coaches for guards and luggage.
For Maha Kumbh, the first special train, number 04528, will leave from Amb-Andaura railway station on Friday at 10:05 pm. The train will reach Una railway station at 10:30 pm. After a five-minute stoppage, the special train will leave for Prayagraj at 10:30 pm. It will reach Prayagraj’s Phaphamau Junction the next day on Saturday at 06:00 pm. The train will come to Una from Phaphamau Junction at 10:30 pm on Saturday. It will reach Una’s Amb-Andaura railway station at 5:50 pm on Sunday.
Trains will be operated by the railways at this scheduled time. The second train will run from Una on January 20 and from Prayagraj on January 21. The third train will run from Una on January 25 and from Prayagraj on January 26.
The fourth train will leave from Una on February 09 and from Prayagraj on February 10; the fifth train will leave from Una on February 15 and from Prayagraj on February 16. The sixth and last train will depart from Una on February 23 and return from Prayagraj on February 24.
This special train will stop at many major stations. There will be a five-minute stoppage at Una. After this, there will be stoppages at Nangal Dam, Anandpur Sahib, Roop Nagar, Morinda, Chandigarh, Ambala Cantt, Yamunanagar Jagadhri, Saharanpur, Roorkee, Najibabad, Moradabad, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, Lucknow, and Rae Bareli. During this time, the train will stop for two, five, and ten minutes at the stoppages. The special train will go till Phaphamau Junction of Prayagraj.