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The Maha Kumbh is celebrated in a cycle of 12 years at four river-bank pilgrimage sites
The Uttarakhand govt has decided to limit the Kumbh this year to 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic
A centralised hi-tech control room has also been set up by Indian Railways at Haridwar railway station ahead of Kumbh 2021
Haridwar: With passenger traffic at Hardiwar station expected to go up from March 11, the Northern Railways has built four different colour-coded enclosures for passengers to book tickets to various destinations. There might be a surge in passengers coming to Haridwar from March 11. We have put four colour-coded enclosures based on the passenger`s destination at Haridwar station. We have made reserved ticket windows inside enclosures, said Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Northern Railway Uttarakhand.
Black Diamond Express back on track from Saturday Train will have new name, number; but halts will remain the same as before
Black Diamond Express, one of the most popular trains between Dhanbad and Howrah, will resume services from Saturday, February 13, bookings for which were opened on Thursday.
Much to the relief of regular commuters, businessmen and traders, the train will resume operation from Howrah from Sunday. Both the Up and Down trains will run as specials, with different names and numbers. But the halts would be the same, as followed during the pre-lockdown period.
However, during its return journey the train will reach Dhanbad at 11.18 am eight minutes behind the previous arrival schedule of 11.10 am despite leaving Howrah as per its previous schedule.
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The special train between Visakhapatnam and Jagdalpur has been extended by the East Coast Railway (ECoR) in view of public demand.
Train 08516 Visakhapatnam-Jagdalpur special express will leave Visakhapatnam daily at 6.45 a.m. from January 21 to February 28 to reach Jagdalpur on the same day at 4.25 p.m.
In the return direction, 08515 Jagdalpur-Visakhapatnam special express will leave Jagdalpur daily at 9.55 a.m. from January 22 to March 1 to arrive in Visakhapatnam on the same day at 8.20 p.m.
These trains will have stoppages at Simhachalam, Kottavalasa, S. Kota, Borra Caves, Araku, Koraput, Jeypore and Kotpar Road between Visakhapatnam and Jagdalpur, according to the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager A.K. Tripathi.