To cater to the massive crowd reaching Prayagraj for Mahakumbh mela, Indian Railways has announced to run a special Vande Bharat Train between Delhi and Varanasi. This train will run from tomorrow and the passengers can get their reservations done. Over 50 crore people have already taken Snan at the Kumbh Mela 2025.
This is the first time Railway has announced a special Vande Bharat train for Mahakumbh.
As per the official update,
the special Vande Bharat train will run from New Delhi on 15, 16 and 17 and from Varanasi on the same dates. Train number 02252 will leave from New Delhi at 5:30 am. It will reach Prayagraj Junction at 12 noon via Ghaziabad, Chipiyana Buzurg, Kanpur Central. After a five-minute stoppage, it will leave for Varanasi and will reach there at 2:40 pm.
Similarly, it will depart from Varanasi at 3:15 pm and reach Prayagraj Junction at 5:20 pm. It will reach New Delhi at 11:50 pm.