Kumbh Mela: Indian Railways Ready With 992 Special Trains And Rs 933 Crore BoostThe Indian Railway Ministry is preparing for the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, expected to attract 30 to 50 crore devotees from January 12th, 2024. To ensure smooth travel, they are running 992 special trains, doubling railway tracks around Prayagraj (costing Rs 3,700 crore), and investing Rs 933 crore in infrastructure improvements....
more... These include building road overbridges (Rs 440 crore), road repairs, CCTV installation, and adding accommodation, waiting rooms, and medical facilities at stations. They have already completed track doubling between Varanasi and Jhusi and are benefiting from the newly completed Dedicated Freight Corridor, which eases pressure on passenger lines. The Ministry is learning from the 2019 Kumbh Mela, which saw over 24 crore attendees, and has increased the number of special trains by 42% compared to the previous event.
Indian Railway Ministry Kumbh Mela ke liye Prayagraj mein taiyar hai, jisme 12 January, 2024 se 30 to 50 crore devotees aane ki ummeed hai. Smooth travel ke liye, 992 special trains chalaaye jaa rahe hain, Prayagraj ke aas-paas railway tracks double kiye jaa rahe hain (Rs 3,700 crore ka kharcha)...
more... aur Rs 933 crore infrastructure improvement mein invest kiye jaa rahe hain. Isme road overbridges (Rs 440 crore), road repair, CCTV installation, aur stations pe accommodation, waiting rooms aur medical facilities add karna shamil hai. Varanasi aur Jhusi ke beech track doubling poora ho chuka hai aur newly completed Dedicated Freight Corridor se fayda mil raha hai, jisse passenger lines pe pressure kam hota hai. Ministry 2019 Kumbh Mela se seekh raha hai, jisme 24 crore se zyada attendees the, aur pehle event ki tulna mein special trains ki sankhya 42% badha di hai.