Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on December 13th to inaugurate several projects, including a doubled railway track and a new railway bridge over the Ganga River between Prayagraj and Varanasi. This will significantly reduce travel time between the two cities (to 1-1.25 hours with modern trains like Vande...
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Bharat). The inauguration will occur before the Maha Kumbh Mela. Additionally, Modi will inaugurate the Akshayavat Corridor and other projects totaling ₹6500 crore, including Hanuman and Bharadwaj temple corridors. He will also perform a Ganga Aarti and announce a 'Clean, Divine, Grand, and Digital Kumbh'. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will inspect the preparations on December 7th.

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) is operating a Bharat Gaurav tourist train for pilgrims from Madhya Pradesh. Departing from Indore on January 21, 2025, the 'Mahakumbh Puny Yatra' will cover Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Rani Kamalapati, Itarsi, Narsinghpur, Jabalpur, Katni, and Satna stations in Madhya Pradesh. The 5-night,...
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6-day tour will include visits to significant sites in Prayagraj, Varanasi, and Ayodhya.

Indian Railways is preparing for the Mahakumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, anticipating a massive influx of pilgrims. To manage the expected crowd between January 12th and February 28th, 2025, they will operate 992 additional special trains, supplementing the existing 6580 regular trains. Furthermore, 140 passing trains will...
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have stops added in Prayagraj to accommodate passengers. The railway ministry is deploying 174 long rakes to improve efficiency and has allocated ₹933 crore for infrastructure development and passenger amenities. A ₹3700 crore project to improve train operations and double railway tracks in Prayagraj is underway. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw chaired a high-level meeting to review preparations. The railways anticipate accommodating approximately 6 crore visitors in Prayagraj and an additional 20-30 crore travelers during the festive season. The Mahakumbh Mela will run from January 13th (Paush Purnima) to February 26th (Maha Shivratri) 2025, encompassing other festivals like Makar Sankranti, Mooni Amavasya, and Basant Panchami.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the newly doubled railway track and the railway bridge over the Ganga river between Prayagraj and Varanasi on December 13th. The project, completed by RVNL, aims to reduce travel time between the two cities to 1-1.5 hours using high-speed trains like Vande Bharat. ...
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The inauguration, following an inspection by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on December 8th, coincides with the Kumbh Mela. The bridge connects Daraganj and Jhunsi in Prayagraj. The project, proposed in 2003, faced delays due to political will and land acquisition issues, but was finally completed with the 'double engine' government's efforts, starting in 2019.