More than 50 crore devotees have taken a holy dip in Prayagraj Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh. With lakhs of pilgrims expected to arrive for the Kumbh 2025, Northern Railway has announced to run the Vande Bharat train on February 15, 16 and 17 for devotees. For the convenience of pilgrims going to the Maha Kumbh Mela, Railways will run Vande Bharat Special train number 02252/02251 between New Delhi and Varanasi on 15, 16 and 17 February.
Special Vande Bharat Train
Vande Bharat Special Train No. 02252 will leave New Delhi at 5.30 p.m. and reach Varanasi at 14.20 hrs. In the return direction, Vande Bharat Special train number 02251 will depart from Varanasi at 15.15 hrs to reach New Delhi at 23.50 hrs the same day. Northern Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay said that in order to provide special facilities to people going to take a holy dip in Mahakumbh, Indian Railways is running a special Vande Bharat train. This train will run on 15, 16 and 17 February.
It will reach Varanasi at 2.20 pm
This Vande Bharat Special train will leave from New Delhi station at 5.30 am and reach Varanasi via Prayagraj at 2.20 pm. The train will then depart from Varanasi at 3.15 p.m. and reach New Delhi at 11.50 p.m. The number of devotees who have come to Maha Kumbh exceeds the population of many major countries including the United States, Russia, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh, making it the largest spiritual gathering in the world. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued strict instructions on traffic management during the Mahakumbh