Indian Railways: After the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, Railways has also made special preparations for the facilities of the devotees coming to see him. After Pran Pratistha, there is going to be a rush in the trains on that route. In such a situation, Railways has decided to operate an Aastha special train from Prayagraj also. This train will run from Prayagraj on 30 January. Railways released its timetable on Sunday. This train will leave from Prayagraj Sangam on January 30 at 2.50 pm. The train will reach Prayag Junction at 3.05 pm. Passengers will be able to board this train from here also. After a halt of two minutes, Aastha Special will reach Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Junction at 3.53 pm. Here also this train will stop for 2 minutes, after which it will reach Sultanpur at 5.05 pm and Ayodhya at 6.20 pm. In return, Aastha special train from Ayodhya will run at 6.50 pm. The train will reach Sultanpur at 7.38 pm, Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Junction at 8.42 pm, Prayag Junction at 9.43 pm and Prayagraj Sangam Railway Station at 10.00 pm.
A total of 48 Aastha special trains will pass through Prayagraj division.
Let us tell you that MEMU rake is being installed in the train by the Railways. Considering the demand and convenience of passengers, discussions are being held to extend the frequency of this train. The responsibility of taking the devotees from across the country to Ayodhya and then back to their starting station will be through Aastha special train. A total of 48 Aastha special trains will pass through Prayagraj division. These trains will also stop at Prayagraj Junction, Chhivki and Kanpur Central of Prayagraj division. This means that passengers will be able to board and disembark from here also. Aastha special train will make a total of 189 trips. For this, Railways has started arranging the timetable of trains.
Prayagraj Express 8:30 hrs Vande Bharat arrived four hours late
Due to the havoc of fog, superfast trains are forced to crawl on the tracks. Delay in trains continued even on Sunday. Especially the passengers traveling in Delhi route trains remained worried. The passengers were forced to complete the eight-hour journey in 20 hours. VVIP train Prayagraj Express reached Prayagraj Junction with a delay of 8:30 hours. When Prayagraj Express reached Prayagraj Junction at 3:30 in the morning, the passengers looked distressed. Humsafar Express, which arrived at 6:30 in the morning, reached Prayagraj Junction at 5:00 in the evening with a delay of about 11:30 hours. The speed of Vande Bharat Express coming from Delhi also stopped. Vande Bharat reached Prayagraj Junction with a delay of four hours at 4:00 pm instead of 12:00 noon. Other trains including Purushottam Express, Rewa Express, North East Express, Netaji Express were also delayed by two to eight hours.