Indian Railways to run 200 Aastha Special trains after Ayodhya Ram Mandir pran pratishtha

Following the consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple on January 22, the Indian Railways plans to operate over 200 Aastha special trains to Ayodhya. These trains, with operational stoppages only, will connect cities, tier 1, and tier 2 towns across India to the Ayodhya Dham station. According to sources familiar with the matter, this service will continue for 100 days after the opening of the Ram Temple for devotees, as reported by India Today.

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Scheduled Routes from Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, and Jammu and Kashmir

After the grand Ram Mandir pran pratishtha ceremony on January 22, around 50,000-55,000 people will come to Ayodhya via train daily, as per authorities. At present, these trains will run from Delhi, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The booking in these trains can only be done via the Indian Railway and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website and app. Charges like reservation, super fast charges, catering charges, service charge and GST will apply. Only vegetarian food will be provided by the IRCTC on-board these trains.

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66 rakes with 22 coaches will be used to run these services to Ayodhya. A circular issued by the railways said the tickets for these trains will be booked for round trips. Notably, tickets for these trains can be booked only through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC). These trains can’t be booked through the Passenger Reservation System of Indian Railways.

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Ayodhya-Bound Special Trains from Multiple Cities

There will be charges associated with reservations, superfast, catering, service and Goods and Services Tax (GST). IRCTC will provide vegetarian meals for onboard catering.

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These trains will be launched from seven stations in Maharashtra including Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Wardha, Jalna and Nashik; the national capital’s New Delhi, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar; Telangana’s Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Kazipet Jn; nine stations in Tamil Nadu’s consisting of Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai and Salem among others; Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu and Katra; Gujarat’s Udhna, Mehsana, Vapi, Vadodara, Palanpur, Valsad and Sabarmati; Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, Bina, Bhopal and Jabalpur as well as Goa. Other cities include Agartala, Tinsukia, Barmer, Dehradun, Bhadrak, Khurda Road and Kottayam.

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