Patna: The railways has granted permission for a two-minute temporary stoppages of 10 long-distance mail and express trains at Prayagraj Junction and Naini under Prayagraj division of the North Central Railway on the occasion of Maha Kumbh Mela.
ECR’s CPRO Saraswati Chandra said Rajendra Nagar-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti (12393/12394) has been given stoppages at these two stations from January 9 to February 27, 2025 while Raxaul-Lokmanya Tilak (15267/15268) will stop from January 11 to February 24.
Pune-Darbhanga (11033/11034) will stop from January 5 to February 21 and Darbhanga-Ahmedabad (15559/15560) will stop from January 15 to February 21, he said, adding Ahmedabad-Barauni (19483/19484) has been given stoppages at these stations from January 10 to February 26.
In addition, services of clone special train Patna-New Delhi (02393/02394) have been extended till December 1, leaving Patna six days in a week except Thursday while on its return it will leave New Delhi except Friday, the CPRO said, adding Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar (05283/05284) will now run till November 30 daily and on its return it will be in operation daily till December 1 to clear the rush of passengers.
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