Bhubaneswar: The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run special train between Puri and Rishikesh during Mahakumbh Mela at Haridwar.
As per a ECoR release, 08477/08478 Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Special will leave from Puri at 2045hrs from 27 January to 30 April, 2021 and will leave from Rishikesh at 0535 hrs from 30 January to 3 May, 2021.
The train will provide stoppage at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur-Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Soro, Balasore, Hinjili, Chakulia, Ghatsila, Tatanagar, Sini, Rajkharsuan, Chakradharpur, Manoharpur, Rourkela, Rajgangpur between Puri and Jharsuguda.
It will also stop at important stations like Champa, Bilaspur, Anuppur, Katni Marwara, Jhansi, Gwalior, Agra Cant, Mathura, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Meerut City and Haridwar between Raigarh and Yog Nagari Rishikesh from both the directions.