New Delhi: The Indian Railways is planning to run over 1,000 special trains from different parts of the country for devotees as Ayodhya braces for a grand inauguration of the newly-built Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on January 22.
These trains will begin operation on January 19 and will go on for the first 100 days of the grand inauguration. The trains will run from major cities including Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Kolkata, Nagpur, Lucknow and Jammu to Ayodhya.
“The number of these proposed trains can be deployed considering the demand. The station at Ayodhya has also been revamped to cater to the high number of footfalls,” the publication reported quoting the source.
Apart from the special trains, the railways’ catering and ticketing department is also making arrangements to provide catering services for pilgrims round the clock during these 10-15 days of the inauguration as a large number of devotees are expected to flock to Ayodhya. The authorities also plan to put up several food stalls to cater to the demand of the devotees after the inauguration of the Ram Mandir.
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