A proposal has been sent to the Railway Board to provide halts for 12 pairs of trains, including the Agartala, Sealdah Rajdhani, and other trains at Prayagraj Junction. Currently, 24 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction without stopping, causing inconvenience to passengers. With the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, the demand...
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for halting these trains has increased. The North Central Railway Prayagraj Division hopes that the Railway Board will approve the proposal. The current list of trains without a halt at Prayagraj Junction includes the Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti Express (12393/12394), Sealdah-Anand Vihar West Bengal Sampark Kranti (12329/12330), Sealdah-Amritsar Superfast (12379/12380), New Delhi-Agartala Rajdhani Express (20501/20502), Bikaner-Sealdah Duronto Express (12259/12260), Ranchi-Anand Vihar Superfast (12825/12826), Bhubaneshwar-Anand Vihar Odisha Sampark Kranti (12819/12820), Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (12313/12314), Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express (20839/20840), New Delhi-Howrah Duronto Express (12273/12274), New Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Humsafar Express (12281/12282), and Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express (12367/12368).

There is good news for railway passengers. There is hope that 12 pairs of trains, including the Agartala and Sealdah Rajdhani Express, will start stopping at Prayagraj Junction before the Kumbh Mela. Currently, 24 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction without stopping. A proposal has been sent to the Railway Board regarding...
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this. It is expected that these trains will start stopping at the junction before the Kumbh Mela. A total of 264 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction, with 35 pairs (70 trains) operating daily, 108 trains operating once a week, and others operating between two to four days a week. Prayagraj is the most populous district in the state and is also known as a religious and spiritual city. Several state-level offices, including the Allahabad High Court, are located in Prayagraj. Despite being the location of the General Manager and Divisional Railway Manager offices, 24 pairs of trains do not stop here, while all of these trains stop at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, located approximately 150 km away. Considering the upcoming Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj next year, a demand has been made to ensure that all trains passing through the city stop there. Currently, a proposal has been sent to the Railway Board for all non-stop trains passing through Prayagraj to stop, keeping the Kumbh Mela in mind. The Senior DCM of North Central Railway Prayagraj Division, Himanshu Shukla, states that there is hope that the board will grant permission for the trains to stop here.

There's good news for train passengers! A proposal has been sent to the Railway Board to have 12 pairs of trains, including the Agartala and Sealdah Rajdhani Express, stop at Prayagraj Junction before the Kumbh Mela. Currently, 24 trains pass through Prayagraj Junction without stopping. Prayagraj Junction handles a total of...
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264 trains, with 35 pairs (70 trains) running daily and 108 trains operating once a week. Other trains run two to four days a week. While Prayagraj is the most populated district in the state and known for its religious significance, with offices like the Allahabad High Court, 24 pairs of trains do not stop at the junction, even though it is the headquarters of the Railway's General Manager and Divisional Railway Manager. These trains stop at the Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction, about 150 km away. Given that the Kumbh Mela will be held in Prayagraj next year, there is a demand to ensure that all trains passing through the city stop there. The proposal for all non-stop trains passing through Prayagraj Junction to stop has been sent to the Railway Board in anticipation of the Kumbh Mela. The Senior DCM of the North Central Railway Prayagraj Division, Himanshu Shukla, is hopeful that the board will approve the proposal for the trains to stop at Prayagraj Junction.

The Sampoorna Kranti Express, a superfast train running between Patna and New Delhi, is fondly nicknamed 'Aam Aadmi ki Rajdhani' (The Common Man's Capital) for its affordable fares compared to the high-speed Rajdhani Express. It operates as train numbers 12393/12394, departing from Patna's Rajendra Nagar station at 7:15 PM and reaching...
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New Delhi at 7:55 AM the next day, covering the distance in approximately 12.5 hours. The train, initially introduced in 2002, started with ICF coaches and a speed of 110-120 km/h, offering a faster travel option than other trains at the time. It later upgraded to modern LHB coaches in 2012, achieving a speed of 130 km/h, making it a competitor to the Rajdhani Express. Currently, it shares the same speed as other Rajdhani trains on the Mughalsarai-Ghaziabad track, covering the distance in 8 hours and 50 minutes, making it one of the fastest trains in India.

Train tickets for routes from Delhi to Uttar Pradesh and Bihar are already full for Holi, which falls on Monday, March 20. The long weekend, including Saturday and Sunday (March 23 and 24), is prompting people to travel early, leading to limited availability. Routes to Kanpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna,...
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and Ranchi have limited seats. Specifically, the Rajdhani Tejas (12310) to Patna has waiting lists from March 20-24, and the Dibrugarh Rajdhani (via Patna) is full from March 16 onward. The Vikramshila to Bhagalpur is also fully booked. The Purva to Madhupur is fully booked throughout March. The Vande Bharat (22426) to Lucknow is full from March 22-24, while the Tejas Express (82502) has limited availability on March 22 and 23. The Gorakhdham Express (12556) is fully booked for March. The Vande Bharat (22436) to Kanpur has limited availability on March 22-24, while the Vande Bharat (22416) is full on March 22 and 23. Routes to Amritsar and Jaipur have sufficient availability, with trains like the Swarn Shatabdi and ASR Shatabdi Express having available seats. The AIIM Vande Bharat to Jaipur has over 800 seats available. The Rajasthan Sampoorna Kranti also has available seats.