Kumbh Mela 2025: Amid the continued Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, the South Western Railway (SWR) has launched a one-way particular specific practice from Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal (SMVT), Bengaluru, to Varanasi. As per officers, the choice has been taken to accommodate the surge in passenger demand for the Kumbh Mela.
The particular practice (No. 06579) is scheduled to depart from SMVT Bengaluru at 1 pm on Thursday (January 23) and arrive in Varanasi at 1:30 pm on January 25. The journey spans a number of key stations, offering handy journey choices for pilgrims.
Key halts
En route, the practice will halt on the following stations:
Karnataka: Tumakuru, Tiptur, Arasikere, Birur, Chikjajur, Davanagere, Ranebennur, SMM Haveri, SSS Hubballi, Dharwad, Alnavar, and Londa.
Maharashtra: Belagavi, Ghatprabha, Raibag, Miraj, Sangli, Kirloskarvadi, Karad, Satara, and Pune.
Madhya Pradesh: Bhusaval and Itarsi.
Uttar Pradesh: Prayagraj Chheoki, Mirzapur, and Varanasi.
Further stops embrace key cities in Maharashtra comparable to Ahmadnagar, Kopargaon, and Manmad, and cities in Madhya Pradesh like Jabalpur, Satna, and Manikpur.
Coach composition
The practice options 20 coaches, together with:
- 17 Sleeper Class
- 1 Common Second Class
- 2 Common Baggage and Divyaang-friendly Coaches
3,000 particular trains for Mahakumbh
The Indian Railways has introduced the operation of three,000 particular trains, together with 560 trains on the Ring Rail path to handle the inflow of thousands and thousands of devotees at Mahakumbh. The North Central Railway has arrange ticketing preparations throughout 9 key stations, together with Prayagraj Junction, Naini, Cheoki, Prayag Junction, Subedarganj, Phaphamau, Prayagraj Rambagh, Prayagraj Sangam, and Jhusi. Round 560 ticketing factors have been established that are anticipated to situation roughly 1 million tickets each day. To facilitate early journey planning, tickets may be booked as much as 15 days prematurely.
Mahakumbh 2025
Maha Kumbh is likely one of the largest and most important spiritual congregations on the planet, held each 12 years at one in every of 4 places in India. Uttar Pradesh police deployed over 10,000 personnel, together with native police and paramilitary forces for the occasion’s safety. The subsequent key ‘snan’ dates are: January 29 (Mauni Amavasya – Second Shahi Snan), February 3 (Basant Panchami – Third Shahi Snan), February 12 (Maghi Purnima), and February 26 (Maha Shivaratri).