Under the Indian Railways' 'Mission Raftar,' the maximum speed of trains between Prayagraj and Banaras will increase to 130 km per hour this year. Currently, trains like Vande Bharat operate at a maximum speed of 110 km per hour on this route. Railway officials state that infrastructure related work is underway...
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to achieve the 130 km per hour speed. The speed increase is expected to be implemented by August 24th on the relevant section. The railway line between Prayagraj Junction, via Rambag, to Banaras falls under the Varanasi division of Northeast Railway. This route has already been doubled and electrified from Banaras to Jhunsi. Currently, doubling work is underway between Jhunsi and Prayagraj Junction. As part of this doubling project, the Rail Vikas Nigam is constructing a bridge over the Ganges river. The laying of railway tracks on this bridge is in progress.

A new weekly express train, Puri-Darshannagar Express, will be launched on March 12th by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This train will run between Puri in Odisha and Darshannagar (Ayodhya) in Uttar Pradesh, passing through Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Kendujhargarh, Chaibasa, Muri, Bokaro, Koderma, Gaya, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, and Varanasi. The train will...
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have 22 coaches and will cover the 1222 kilometers distance in approximately 25.35 hours. It will depart from Puri every Tuesday at 2:15 PM and arrive in Darshannagar the next day at 3:50 PM. The return journey will depart from Darshannagar every Wednesday at 6:50 PM and arrive in Puri on Thursday at 10:30 PM. The train will stop at 19 stations including Puri, Sakshigopal, Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Harichandanpur, Jakhapura, Harichandanpur, Kendujhargarh, Nayagarh, Banspani, Dangoaposi, Chaibasa, Chandil, Muri, Bokaro Steel City, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose (Gomo), Gaya, Sasaram, Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Varanasi, and Darshannagar.

In preparation for the second bathing festival of the Magh Mela, known as Paush Purnima, the railway and road transport authorities have finalized their arrangements. The railway has planned to operate 16 special trains, with two running according to their regular schedule and the remaining 14 being deployed based on crowd...
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volume. The Uttar Pradesh Roadways will be operating 1,000 buses for the occasion. They have also stated that if the crowds increase, buses on the Gorakhpur and Varanasi routes will be operated from Jhunsi. Thousands of people will be performing the one-month 'Kalpwas' ritual starting on Paush Purnima. Many devotees have already reached the Mela area using their personal vehicles, while others have arrived by train or bus. Thousands more are expected to arrive from nearby districts on the day of the festival. Due to the expected influx, ten special trains are scheduled to be operated from Prayagraj Junction, although their schedules have not been released yet.

The Indian Railways has made special arrangements for the upcoming Magh Mela, a major Hindu pilgrimage in Prayagraj. 16 special trains will be running, with 2 operating on a fixed schedule and the remaining 14 running as needed based on crowd size. The railways will also keep extra train...
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carriages in reserve. While the first bathing day of the Mela did not require this many special trains, the number will increase for Paush Purnima, due to the larger anticipated crowd size. 10 special trains will depart from Prayagraj Junction to destinations like Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction, Manikpur, and Kanpur. Additionally, train number 05110 will depart from Prayagraj Rambag Station on January 25th at 9:25 AM, arriving in Banaras at 1:00 PM. Train number 05112 will depart from Prayagraj Rambag Station on January 25th, 9th, 14th, 24th February, and 8th March at 5:10 PM, reaching Banaras at 8:45 PM. Furthermore, four special trains will operate from Prayagraj Sangam Station to Ayodhya. For Paush Purnima, Daraganj railway station will be closed to passengers, and they will be directed to board trains from Prayagraj Rambag and Jhusi stations.

Construction of the Daraganj-Jhusi rail bridge in Prayagraj is progressing rapidly. The RVNL (Rail Vikas Nigam Limited) CMD, Pradeep Gaud, has instructed the launch of girders on the Ganga bridge, with a target of completing the launch of all girders by April. A total of 24 girders need to be placed...
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on the approach bridge, which is expected to be finished by December 30th. Each girder is 24.2 meters long, and three teams are working to prepare and launch the girders. The goal is to complete the work in record time.