Railway Ministry will run 992 special trains for Kumbh Mela! Government started waiting
MEMU or DEMU trains have 16 coaches and long distance trains have 20 coaches. The number of special trains has been increased from 695 in 2019 to 992 in 2025. The number of normal trains was 5000 in 2019, which will be 6580 in 2025. Apart from this, he said that Railways has also completed the work of laying second lines on many routes and work has been done by spending crores of rupees for the convenience of the passengers.
The Railway Ministry is working on making elaborate arrangements for the Kumbh Mela and 992 special trains will be run for the massive religious gathering to be held in Prayagraj in January. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav herself has given this information. He made seven posts on social media platform X and told what preparations the Railway Ministry has made for the Kumbh Mela. He wrote "Kumbh Mela - the world's largest religious gathering! Indian Railways is all set to provide record trains, upgraded tracks and better facilities for devotees for Kumbh Mela 2025! Know all the railway facilities" followed by the Railway Minister in seven posts. First mentioned the important dates. After this he told that 140 trains will be run daily from Prayagraj area. 174 rakes have been planned for special trains. MEMU or DEMU trains have 16 coaches and long distance trains have 20 coaches. The number of special trains has been increased from 695 in 2019 to 992 in 2025. The number of normal trains was 5000 in 2019, which will be 6580 in 2025. Apart from this, he said that Railways has also completed the work of laying second lines on many routes and work has been done by spending crores of rupees for the convenience of the passengers.
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