Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Thursday lauded the onerous work put in by over 10,000 railway staff concerned in dealing with the passengers visiting the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, which concluded Wednesday.
Round 17,000 trains dealt with over 4 crore passengers at 9 stations in Prayagraj between January 13 and February 26, the Ministry of Railways stated.
Vaishnaw, who visited Prayagraj station Thursday, reviewed the works undertaken by railway workers through the interval.
Extending his appreciation to all staff, Vaishnaw stated, “This was a vital occasion. This can be a message of social concord and unity in our society. By working over 16,000 trains, about 5 crore devotees had been carried by railways for Sangam darshan. We began work two and a half years in the past and made an funding of round `5,000 crore.”
“All departments of the state and the Centre and the workers of the railways labored collectively,” the minister stated.
A senior railway ministry official stated, “A complete of 16,870 trains had been run, surpassing the initially deliberate 13,000 trains, marking a fourfold enhance in comparison with final Kumbh (2019). This included 7,327 particular trains and 9,543 common trains. A complete of 4.24 crore passengers had been dealt with on the 9 key railway stations of Prayagraj alone.”
“To handle peak-hour congestion, 23 everlasting holding areas had been arrange. Ticketing amenities had been expanded with 554 counters, together with 151 cell Unreserved Ticketing System counters and a QR-based system,” the official stated.
