13,000 Trains For Maha Kumbh: Ashwini Vaishnaw Unveils Railways Grand Plan
Prayagra: Rail Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday stated the Railways would run about 13,000 trains, together with 3,000 particular ones, for the comfort of devotees through the Maha Kumbh.
The Union minister, who reached Prayagraj by practice from Varanasi to assessment the Railways’ preparations for the mega occasion, expects about 1.5 to 2 crore passengers to achieve the town by practice through the mela.
The Maha Kumbh will start on January 13 on the event of Paush Purnima and conclude on February 26 on Mahashivratri.
After inspecting a number of stations beneath the Northeast Railway, Northern Railway and the North Central Railway in Prayagraj, the minister instructed reporters, “I additionally inspected the brand new bridge constructed over the Ganga, which can quickly be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A brand new bridge has been constructed over the Ganga right here after 100 years.”
“I personally inspected 5 stations. The holding areas at these stations, the place the devotees will be capable to sit until their trains arrive, are excellent. Color coding has been used within the holding areas and tickets in order that the devotees can attain the fitting platform,” Vaishnaw added.
The minister additional stated that the cellular UTS (Unreserved Ticket System) can be utilized in Prayagraj for the primary time.
The system was used through the Rath Yatra in Puri, he stated.
“For the Maha Kumbh, the railway observe on the Prayagraj-Varanasi route has been doubled. The Phaphamau-Janghai part has been doubled. A second entrance has been constructed on the Jhansi, Phaphamau, Prayagraj, Subedarganj, Naini and the Cheoki stations,” Vaishnaw stated.
A management room has been arrange at each station that can ship stay feeds to the grasp management room on the Prayagraj station.
CCTV digital camera feed from Maha Kumbh Nagar and the police may even be obtained on the grasp management room.
The minister stated work on the Prayagraj station was completed utilizing the expertise gained through the Ram temple consecration programme in Ayodhya and the Rath Yatra in Puri.
Vaishnaw additionally stated greater than 23 holding areas had been constructed at varied stations in Prayagraj, other than 48 platforms.
Equally, 21 foot overbridges have been constructed and preparations made for 554 ticketing kiosks.
The Indian Railways spent greater than Rs 5,000 crore on preparations for the Maha Kumbh prior to now two years, Vaishnaw stated.
Railway Board CEO Satish Kumar and different senior officers accompanied Vaishnaw through the assessment.
