{"id":333,"date":"2025-07-25T13:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:51:08","slug":"ardh-kumbh-mela-2016-festival-special-trains-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/ardh-kumbh-mela-2016-festival-special-trains-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Ardh Kumbh Mela 2025 \u2013 Festival Special Trains List"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ardh Kumbh Mela 2025 \u2013 Festival Special Trains List<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Source \u2013 Designation<\/strong><\/p>\n

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To View More Information<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haridwar-Anand Vihar T.- Haridwar<\/strong><\/td>\nClick Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Delhi\u2013 Haridwar- New Delhi<\/strong><\/td>\nClick Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haridwar-Anand Vihar T.- Haridwar<\/strong><\/td>\nClick Here<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here\u2019s the comprehensive overview of Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Special Train Services<\/strong> operated by Indian Railways to support the massive pilgrim movement to Prayagraj<\/strong> (Ardh Kumbh 2025):<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udee4\ufe0f Overall Railways Mobilization<\/h2>\n
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  • Over 1,200 special trains<\/strong> operated between January 12 and February 28, 2025<\/strong>, including 400 long-distance<\/strong> and 825 short-route services<\/strong>, serving millions during the 45\u2011day event.\ue202turn0search1\ue202turn0search4\ue202turn0search0\ue201<\/li>\n
  • Approximately 3,000 additional trains<\/strong> over baseline regular services, up from ~700 during 2019 Kumbh, to handle peak demand, especially on Mauni Amavasya (Jan 29)<\/strong>.\ue202turn0search7\ue202turn0search9\ue202turn0reddit21\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    \ud83d\ude84 Long-Distance Mela Specials<\/h2>\n

    \ud83d\udd38 Key Trains and Routes<\/h3>\n
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    • Ahmedabad \u2013 Janghai (09403\/09404)<\/strong>: Operated on selected dates in January\u2013February via Udaipur, Ajmer, Agra, Prayagraj.\ue202turn0search3\ue201<\/li>\n
    • Rajkot \u2013 Banaras (09537\/09538)<\/strong>: Ran on Feb 6, 15, 19 at 06:05 from Rajkot, arriving Banaras next day at ~14:45 via Ajmer & Prayagraj.\ue202turn0search3\ue201<\/li>\n
    • Veraval \u2013 Banaras (09591\/09592)<\/strong>: One-operation pair on Feb 22\u201324 via Ajmer and Prayagraj.\ue202turn0search3\ue201<\/li>\n
    • Una \u2013 Prayagraj Special (04528\/04527)<\/strong>: Operated from Una on Jan 18, 20, 25 and Feb 9, 15, 23 with return via Phaphamau.\ue202turn0reddit14\ue202turn0search0\ue201<\/li>\n
    • Odisha to Prayagraj<\/strong>:\n
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      • Bhubaneswar\u2013Tundla Special<\/strong> ran Jan 22, Feb 5, 19, 26 via Gaya.<\/li>\n
      • Puri\u2013Tundla Special<\/strong> on Jan 20 and Feb 17 via Bhadrak and Balasore.\ue202turn0search5\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        \ud83e\udded Regional and Origin-specific Specials<\/h2>\n
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        • Darbhanga \/ Muzaffarpur \/ Jaynagar \u2192 Jhusi (05295\/05296 etc.)<\/strong> launched on Jan 10, 24, 31; Feb 1 and Mar 1 by East Central Railway. Up to 7 AC and 7 general coaches each.\ue202turn0search6\ue201<\/li>\n
        • Saharsa \u2013 Tundla Special (05559\/05560, etc.)<\/strong>, and others like Raxaul, Jaynagar \u2013 served Madhubani, Darbhanga to Prayagraj corridor.\ue202turn0search6\ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search0\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          \ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f Frequency & Scale Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
          Category<\/th>\nApprox. Count<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
          Long-distance specials<\/td>\n~400 trains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Short-route specials<\/td>\n~820\u20131,000 trains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          Total special services<\/td>\n~1,225\u20131,300 (incl. ring routes, MEMU services)\ue202turn0search1\ue202turn0search4\ue202turn0search7\ue201<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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          • Southern, Western, Northeast, and central Indian zones contributed with tailored pilgrim trains to Prayagraj.\ue202turn0search2\ue202turn0search5\ue202turn0search0\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            \ud83e\udde0 Operational Highlights<\/h2>\n
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            • Extensive facilities: 554 ticket counters<\/strong>, 1,176 CCTV cameras<\/strong>, 12-language announcements at stations in Prayagraj region.\ue202turn0search7\ue201<\/li>\n
            • Crowd surge management: During Mauni Amavasya<\/strong>, up to 150 special services ran in a single day<\/strong>.\ue202turn0reddit21\ue201<\/li>\n
            • Connectivity enhanced via circular routes<\/strong> linking Prayagraj, Varanasi, and Ayodhya.\ue202turn0search4\ue201<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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              \u2705 Takeaway<\/h2>\n
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              • Indian Railways executed a massive rail strategy for Mahakumbh 2025 with over 1,200 special trains<\/strong>, including both short-distance and long-haul pilgrim services.<\/li>\n
              • Pilgrims across the country were served via tailored specials originating from Gujarat, Odisha, Punjab, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal.<\/li>\n
              • Operations witnessed unprecedented scale, frequency, and crowd management infrastructure to support the holy festival.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                • \ud83d\udcf0 Zone\u2011wise breakdown (NER, ECR, WR, SWR, etc.)?<\/li>\n
                • \ud83e\uddfe Booking\/help tips or crowd-control advisories?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                  Ardh Kumbh Mela 2025 \u2013 Festival Special Trains List Source \u2013 Designation   To View More Information Haridwar-Anand Vihar T.- Haridwar Click Here New Delhi\u2013 Haridwar- New Delhi Click Here Haridwar-Anand Vihar T.- Haridwar Click Here Here\u2019s the comprehensive overview of Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 Special Train Services operated by Indian Railways to support the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-333","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/333","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}