‘Aastha’ Trains for Ayodhya Post Ram Temple Opening

Following the January 22 inauguration of the Ram Temple, Indian Railways will introduce Aastha special trains connecting 66 locations nationwide to Ayodhya. Each train, with 22 coaches, aims to facilitate devotees’ pilgrimage to the newly inaugurated Ram Temple. Ongoing rituals lead up to the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol on this significant day. Initial services will launch from major stations like New Delhi, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin, and Anand Vihar, with plans to expand based on demand.

Aastha Trains will connect the national capital to cities such as Agartala, Tinsukia, Barmer, Katra, Jammu, Nashik, Dehradun, Bhadrak, Khurda Road, Kottayam, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, and Kazipet. Due to security reasons, train details will not be mentioned in the Passenger Reservation System (PRS), but round-trip tickets can be booked through the IRCTC website and app.

Indian Railways plans nearly 200 special train services with operational stoppages, running from various cities for 100 days post the Ram Mandir opening ceremony.

Here are the routes of the Aastha special trains:

Delhi
New Delhi station – Ayodhya – New Delhi Station
Anand Vihar – Ayodhya – Anand Vihar
Nizamuddin – Ayodhya – Nizamuddin
Old Delhi Railway station – Ayodhya Dham – Old Delhi Railway station

Maharashtra
Mumbai – Ayodhya – Mumbai
Nagpur – Ayodhya – Nagpur
Pune – Ayodhya – Pune
Wardha – Ayodhya – Wardha
Jalna – Ayodhya – Jalna

Goa – 1 Aastha Special

Telangana
Secunderabad – Ayodhya – Secunderabad
Kazipet Jn – Ayodhya – Kazipet Jn

Tamil Nadu
Chennai – Ayodhya – Chennai
Coimbatore – Ayodhya – Coimbatore
Madurai – Ayodhya – Madurai
Salem – Ayodhya – Salem

Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu- Ayodhya-Jammu
Katra – Ayodhya – Katra

Gujarat
Udhna – Ayodhya – Udhna
Indore – Ayodhya – Indore
Mehsana – Salarpur – Mehsana
Vapi – Ayodhya – Vapi
Vadodara – Ayodhya – Vadodara
Palanpur – Salarpur – Palanpur
Valsad – Ayodhya – Valsad
Sabarmati – Salarpur – Sabarmati

Madhya Pradesh
Indore – Ayodhya – Indore
Bina – Ayodhya – Bina
Bhopal – Ayodhya – Bhopal
Jabalpur – Ayodhya – Jabalpur

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