Starting from now, 26 trains, including the Bhubaneswar Rajdhani, Sealdah Duronto, and Agartala Rajdhani Express, will now have stopovers at Prayagraj Junction. This development makes Prayagraj one of the few stations across the country that offers stopovers for all passenger trains. This change comes after the issue of Prayagraj Junction lacking...
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stopovers for 26 trains, despite being a significant city in the state and hosting the Kumbh Mela, was brought to light by Amar Ujala. Subsequently, former Member of Parliament Kesari Devi raised the issue at a meeting with the General Manager of North Central Railway (NCR) last year. DRM Prayagraj, Himanshu Badoni, informed them about the railway's response to the issue during the meeting.

The 20840 Ranchi Rajdhani Express, traveling from New Delhi to Ranchi, experienced engine failure en route. The AC cooling in the coaches stopped working. When the train reached Kanpur Central, attempts were made to repair the engine but it was unsuccessful. A replacement engine was installed, and the train was dispatched...
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to Ranchi. The train arrived at platform number five of Kanpur Central at 8:45 pm on Monday and departed at 9:15 pm after the engine was replaced. The timely change facilitated the departure of the 12314 and 12424 Rajdhani trains.

On Saturday morning at 4:31 AM, a railway loco pilot lost his life after being hit by the 20840 Down New Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express near Gujhandi railway station on the Gaya-Koderma railway line. The loco pilot, Pankaj Kumar Singh, was employed at the Gomoh headquarters. The accident occurred while he was...
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crossing the railway track after parking the light engine he had brought from Gurpa station at Gujhandi.

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.