Railways has commissioned 41 projects at a cost of 700 crore rupees for the Kumbh Mela that will begin in Allahabad from January next year. An official release said, out of these, 29 projects have already been completed and the rest are in an advanced stage and will be completed shortly. It said, about 800 special trains are proposed to be run during the Kumbh Mela from various stations of Allahabad district for the pilgrims coming to the Kumbh Mela.
The railways has also planned to operate four to five special trains for transporting five thousand Pravasi Bhartiyas from Allahabad to New Delhi, who will visit Varanasi to participate in the – Pravasi Bhartiya Divas. Four big enclosures to house about ten thousand pilgrims have been constructed at the Allahabad Junction Railway Station. These enclosures will have vending stalls, water booths, CCTVs and ticket counters.