To enhance the convenience of devotees coming to Prayagraj for Mahakumbh-2025, Central Railway has created special trains and implemented crowd management measures across its network, according to an official on Sunday.
To handle the increase in passenger traffic, Central Railway has booked 42 special train services for Mahakumbh-2025. These include 14 CSMT-Mau-CSMT specials; 12 Pune-Mau-Pune specials; 12 Nagpur-Danapur-Nagpur specials; and 4 LTT-Banaras-LTT specials.
Central Railway has improved passenger facilities and crowd management measures at the following stations: Mumbai Division – CSMT, LTT, Thane, Kalyan; Pune Division – Pune, Daund, Ahmednagar, Miraj, and Kolhapur; Bhusaval Division – Bhusaval, Manmad, Nashik Road, and Khandwa; Nagpur Division – Nagpur, Ballarshah, Chandrapur, Sewagram, Betul, and Pandurna; and Solapur Division – Solapur, according to the official.
Station measures include controlled access to escalators and lifts to prevent overcrowding, unidirectional movement enforced on FOBs using dividers to streamline passenger flow, real-time crowd management through coordinated CCTV monitoring and announcements, and strategic train placement to prevent multiple crowded trains from arriving at adjacent platforms, according to the official.
Central Railway has also implemented enroute safety measures and established an emergency response system.
“If a train stops due to Alarm Chain Pulling (ACP) or for any other cause, train workers will promptly disembark to warn passengers, prevent disinformation, and protect safety. “Nearby stations and emergency control centres will be notified to regulate other passing trains,” the official stated.
The Mumbai Division has taken certain further precautions for the comfort of pilgrims heading to Mahakumbh, including running three daily trains from CSMT and twelve daily trains from LTT to Prayagraj, as well as two special trains from Dadar (01025 and 01027).
Two Kumbh special trains (01033 and 01031) are operating, and one carriage has been added to each of the two special trains (01025 and 01027) bound for Prayagraj, according to the official.
Five additional UTS ticket counters have been opened at CSMT, LTT, Thane (TNA), and Kalyan (KYN), and commercial officers (3) and commercial inspectors (18) have been posted at crucial places to oversee rushes, according to the official.
Approximately 150 Ticket Checking (TC) officials and 45 RPF personnel are assigned to Prayagraj-bound trains for queue management and security.
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