Indian Railways has come up with 10 special trains to cater to the devotees wishing to take a holy dip in the Triveni Sangam in Allahabad on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti. The festival holds a great religious significance for Hindus and a large number of people visit the Prayag city (Allahabad) to bathe in Sangam (confluence of the three holy rivers, namely Ganges, Yamuna and the invisible Saraswati River).
Keeping this fact in mind, Indian Railways has introduced special trains to make travel easy for the ardent devotees. These 7 trains will run between Manduadih and Allahabad railway stations. Last year on the same day, more than 60 to 70 lakh people visited Allahabad. This year too, the number is expected the same. These trains will run from 13 –17 January.
* Train Number 55151 (Manduadih Allahabad City train) will run on 13th January at 10:50 PM (departure from Manduadih) and will arrive at Allahabad station at 2:45 AM.
* Train Number 55152 (Manduadih Allahabad City train) will run on 14th January at 8:30 AM (departure from Manduadih) and will arrive at Allahabad station at 1 PM.
* Train Number 55153 (Manduadih Allahabad City train) will depart from Manduadih station at 3 PM (departure) and will arrive at Allahabad station at 7 PM.
* Train Numbers 55191-55193 (Manduadih Allahabad City train) will run on 14th January from Manduadih station at 10:50 PM (departure) and will arrive at Allahabad station at 2:45 AM.
* Train Number 55152 (Allahabad City train) will run on 14th January from Allahabad station at 9 AM and will arrive at Manduadih station at 1 PM.
* Train Number 55192 (Allahabad City train) will depart from Allahabad station at 3 PM and will arrive at Manduadih station at 7 PM.
* Train Number 55154 (Allahabad City train) will depart from Allahabad station at 10 PM and will arrive at Manduadih station at 3:30 AM.