Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed on Sunday that the Railways would definitely run round 13,000 trains, consisting of three,000 distinctive options, to advertise the exercise of fanatics all through Maha Kumbh 2025. The Union Minister, that confirmed up in Prayagraj by prepare from Varanasi to evaluate the prep work for the event, anticipates round 1.5 to 2 crore visitors to make a journey to the town by prepare all through the mela, info firm PTI reported.
Maha Kumbh 2025 is readied to start out on January 13, accompanying Paush Purnima, and will definitely wrap up on February 26, on Mahashivratri.
After analyzing terminals underneath the Northeast Railway, Northern Railway, and the North Central Railway in Prayagraj, the priest knowledgeable press reporters: “I also inspected the new bridge built over the Ganga, which will soon be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A new bridge has been built over the Ganga here after 100 years.”
“I inspected five stations. The holding areas at these stations, where the devotees will be able to sit until their trains arrive, are very good. Colour coding has been used in the holding areas and tickets so that the devotees can reach the right platform,” Vaishnaw included.
According to PTI, the priest moreover highlighted the intro of cell UTS (Unreserved Ticket System) in Prayagraj for the very first time. He saved in thoughts, “The system was used during the Rath Yatra in Puri. For the Maha Kumbh, the railway track on the Prayagraj-Varanasi route has been doubled. The Phaphamau-Janghai section has also been doubled. A second entrance has been built at the Jhansi, Phaphamau, Prayagraj, Subedarganj, Naini, and the Cheoki stations.”
A management house has truly been established at each terminal, sending out real-time feeds to the grasp management house at Prayagraj terminal. CCTV video digicam feeds from Maha Kumbh Nagar and the cops will definitely moreover be saved observe of on the grasp management house.
Referring to the prep work, the priest acknowledged, “Work at the Prayagraj station was done using the experience gained during the Ram temple consecration programme in Ayodhya and the Rath Yatra in Puri.”
According to PTI, Vaishnaw moreover revealed the constructing and building of higher than 23 holding areas at quite a few terminals in Prayagraj, together with 48 programs. Additionally, 21 foot overbridges have truly been developed, and 554 ticketing cubicles have truly been established.
The Indian Railways has truly invested over Rs 5,000 crore on prep work for Maha Kumbh 2025 over the earlier 2 years, Vaishnaw included.
Railway Board Chief Executive Officer (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) Satish Kumar and numerous different aged authorities got here with the priest all through the testimonial.
(With PTI inputs)
