Northeast Frontier Railway facilitates passengers travelling to Maha Kumbh
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has implemented several initiatives to facilitate the travel of pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj
- DIMAPUR — The
Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has implemented several initiatives to
facilitate the travel of pilgrims attending the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in
Prayagraj.
- With over four lakh devotees already travelling from NFR’s
jurisdiction, additional measures have been put in place to enhance comfort and
efficiency. The railway has focused on increasing security and commercial
staff, strengthening safety and improving operations to ensure a smooth and
hassle-free journey for the devotees, the NFR stated in a press release.
- During the Maha Kumbh, nearly 50 crore pilgrims from across
the country have travelled on around 13,000 trains operated by Indian Railways.
- “To manage the increased passenger rush, NFR has been
operating seven to eight regular trains along with special trains for Maha
Kumbh. A total of 26 trips of special trains have been operated so far from
Kamakhya, Naharlagun, Guwahati, Katihar, Jogbani and Rangapara.
- “Anticipating the surge in passengers, NFR has introduced
these additional train services to ensure a smooth and hassle-free journey for
the devotees. So far, around 3.37 lakh reserved passengers and 1.08 lakh
unreserved passengers have travelled to Prayagraj on these trains,” it
stated.
- For security and crowd management, NFR also deployed a
strong team of Railway Protection Force, Government Railway Police and
sufficient running staff to ensure seamless train operations.
- Control rooms have been set up at major stations and
divisions for real-time monitoring and efficient crowd management.
Additionally, CCTV surveillance has been enhanced across key locations to
ensure round-the-clock monitoring and additional personnel have been stationed
at entry and exit points to regulate passenger movement.
- Special arrangements have been made for elderly passengers,
women and children to ensure their safety and convenience.
- “With thousands of devotees arriving daily, these extensive
measures highlight NFR’s dedication to ensuring a safe, secure, comfortable and
efficiently managed pilgrimage experience throughout this grand spiritual
event,” the release added.
