{"id":1051,"date":"2025-07-29T09:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railtravels.org\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T09:20:04","slug":"kumbh-mela-special-train-between-lucknow-prayagraj-sangam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/kumbh-mela-special-train-between-lucknow-prayagraj-sangam\/","title":{"rendered":"Kumbh Mela Special Train between Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Kumbh Mela Special Train between Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kumbh Mela Special Train between Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow (Train No. 04237 \/ 04238) time table, route, frequency and fare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the convenience of passengers, Northern Railway has decided to run special train between Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam (Train No. 04237 \/ 04238)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 04237 Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 04237 Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow Special train will leave from (Daily) Prayagraj Sangam at 14.55 hrs &amp; will reach Lucknow at 23.30 hrs and train running time between the stations 8 hour and 35 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Train No. 04238 Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam special train<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Train No. 04238 Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam Special train will leave from (Daily) Lucknow at 05.25 hrs &amp; will reach Prayagraj Sangam at 13.25 hrs and train running time between the stations 8 hour and 0 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow Distance between the station is 229 Kilometre<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date of Commencement of Service:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Train No. 04237 from Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow special train from 10-01-2025 to 15-03-2025<\/p>\n<p>Train No: 04238 from Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam special train from 11-01-2025 to 15-03-2025<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the confirmed information on the <strong>Kumbh Mela special trains operating between Lucknow NR (LKO) and Prayagraj Sangam (PYGS)<\/strong> during the <strong>Maha Kumbh Mela 2025<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\ude86 Special Train: <strong>04238 \u2013 Lucknow NR \u2192 Prayagraj Sangam<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Operated <strong>daily throughout the festival period<\/strong> (mid\u2011Jan to Feb 2025), providing <strong>unreserved seating (2S only)<\/strong> for pilgrims.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: Lucknow NR at <strong>05:25\u202fAM<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: Prayagraj Sangam at <strong>13:25 PM<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distance<\/strong>: ~228\u202fkm, with <strong>32 intermediate stops<\/strong> including Rae Bareli\u2014<strong>maximum halt of 5\u202fminutes at Rae Bareli Junction<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udd52 Alternate Train: <strong>04210 \u2013 Lucknow NR \u2192 Prayagraj Sangam<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Also ran <strong>daily during the Kumbh period<\/strong> as a <strong>festival special<\/strong>, carrying only unreserved general seating.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Departure<\/strong>: Lucknow NR at <strong>07:35\u202fAM<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Arrival<\/strong>: Prayagraj Sangam by <strong>12:00\u202fPM<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fewer stops compared to 04238; offers faster transit via <strong>~197\u202fkm in about 4\u202fhours 25\u202fminutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\ud83d\udccb At-a-Glance Summary<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Train No.<\/th>\n<th>Route<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Dep. from LKO<\/th>\n<th>Arr. at PYGS<\/th>\n<th>Distance<\/th>\n<th>Duration<\/th>\n<th>Class<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>04238<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Lucknow NR \u2192 Prayagraj Sangam<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>05:25\u202fAM<\/td>\n<td>13:25\u202fPM<\/td>\n<td>~228\u202fkm<\/td>\n<td>~8\u202fh<\/td>\n<td>Unreserved (2S)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>04210<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Lucknow NR \u2192 Prayagraj Sangam<\/td>\n<td>Daily<\/td>\n<td>07:35\u202fAM<\/td>\n<td>12:00\u202fPM<\/td>\n<td>~197\u202fkm<\/td>\n<td>~4\u202fh\u202f25\u202fm<\/td>\n<td>Unreserved (2S)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u26a0\ufe0f Why These Services Were Important<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Created to <strong>manage high pilgrim demand<\/strong> by providing frequent, accessible transit between major UP cities\u2014<strong>Lucknow and Prayagraj Sangam<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Fully <strong>unreserved<\/strong>, accommodating flexible, last-minute travel without PNR constraints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u2705 Traveler Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No reservation required<\/strong>\u2014purchase a general ticket at source.<\/li>\n<li>Check live status closer to departure for possible <strong>time adjustments or diversions<\/strong> using <strong>NTES, RailYatri, or Trainman<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Given unreserved nature, <strong>arrive early at departure station<\/strong>, especially during peak festival days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Would you like details on the <strong>return trains<\/strong> (Prayagraj Sangam \u2192 Lucknow), or similar special services like between <strong>Prayagraj and Ayodhya, Varanasi, or Kanpur during the Mela<\/strong>? I\u2019d be happy to fetch that too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kumbh Mela Special Train between Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam Kumbh Mela Special Train between Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow (Train No. 04237 \/ 04238) time table, route, frequency and fare For the convenience of passengers, Northern Railway has decided to run special train between Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam (Train No. 04237 \/ 04238) Train No. 04237 Prayagraj Sangam-Lucknow special train Train [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,19],"tags":[146,29,20],"class_list":["post-1051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-northern-railway","category-special-trains","tag-kumbha-mela-special-trains","tag-northern-railway","tag-special-trains"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=1051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/train\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}