Before the Maha Kumbh, a new Vande Bharat train will be operated from Varanasi. In this way, devotees traveling between Ganga Sagar and Sangam will get convenience. The new Vande Bharat rack is in the Gular yard of Cantt station.
Vande Bharat Train: Varanasi will get the gift of another new Vande Bharat train before the Maha Kumbh. The route between Bengal-Prayagraj via Varanasi is possible. The operation of Vande Bharat between Ganga Sagar and Sangam will provide great convenience to the pilgrims. The rack of eight coaches of the new Vande Bharat is standing in the Gular yard of Cantt Railway Station.
This coach has been kept under the surveillance of RPF since August 4. According to railway officials, the devotees going to Ganga Sagar for the Tarpan of ancestors will get a lot of convenience with the operation of this new train. A large number of people go to Ganga Sagar from UP, Bihar-Jharkhand. At the same time, the connection between Bengal and Sangam will also be easy through the new train during the Maha Kumbh.
This route is being tested by the Railway Board. The notification of this train is expected to come in the month of September itself. Four Vande Bharat trains are currently running from Varanasi. Two Vande Bharat trains are running on the Varanasi-New Delhi route and one each on the Ranchi-Varanasi and Patna-Lucknow via Ayodhya route. This will be the fifth train on the Bengal-Varanasi route.
According to Northern Railway officials, many new trains will be started before the Maha Kumbh. Under this, the new rack of Vande Bharat is standing but it has not been officially announced on which route it will be run. It is likely that it will be run on the Bengal-Varanasi route and this train will travel till Prayagraj. All this is being done in view of the Maha Kumbh.
It will run from Varanasi in the morning and from Bengal at night
According to railway officials, as per the information received so far, the new Vande Bharat will run from Varanasi in the morning. The train will leave from Bengal at night. The train will stop only at major stations of Bihar and Jharkhand. The train will also stop at Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay station.