Patna: Devotees traveling from Patna to Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh Mela are facing severe difficulties due to the unavailability of confirmed tickets in regular trains. From January 25 to March 10, seats in more than a dozen trains, including Rajdhani Express, Sampoorna Kranti Express, Poorva Express, and Seemanchal Express, are fully booked. Trains departing from Patna Junction, Pataliputra Junction, and Danapur station are witnessing a massive scramble for tickets.
In response to this demand, the Indian Railways has announced the operation of about 25 special trains until February 28 for the convenience of devotees. Regular trains stopping at Prayagraj, such as Tejas Rajdhani, Pataliputra Rajdhani, Northeast Sampark Kranti Express, Azimabad Express, Danapur-Pune, Vikramshila Express, Brahmaputra Mail, North East Express, Sangammitra Express, and Vibhuti Express, have no available seats in AC bogies.
The following special trains will run to manage the rush:
20934 Danapur-Udhna Express
22669 Ernakulam-Patna Express
19422 Patna-Ahmedabad Express
12792 Danapur-Secunderabad Express
18609 Ranchi-Lokmanya Tilak Express
03219 Patna-Prayagraj and 03220 Prayagraj Jn.-Patna
Additionally, other Kumbh Mela special trains include:
01217/01218 Nagpur-Danapur
09019/09020 Valsad-Danapur
06207/06208 Mysore-Danapur
05559/05560 Saharsa-Tundla-Saharsa
05561/05562 Saharsa-Tundla-Saharsa
05563/05564 Saharsa-Bhind-Saharsa
05205/05206 Raxaul-Tundla-Raxaul
04153/04154 Kanpur-Bhagalpur-Kanpur Weekly Kumbh Mela Special
Seats in these special trains are expected to ease the burden for devotees traveling from Bihar to Prayagraj, ensuring smoother journeys during the festival season.
