Bhubaneswar (SunstarTV Bureau): During Maha Kumbh Mela in Haridwar this year, a special train has scheduled to run between Puri and Rishikesh.
The Maha Kumbh Mela kicked off on January 14, 2021 and will end in April.
According to official information, 08477/08478 Puri-Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Puri Special will leave from Puri at 8:45 PM from January 27 to April 30, 2021, and will leave from Rishikesh at 5:35 AM from Jan 30 to May 3, 2021.
This train will provide stoppage at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Soro, Balasore, Hijli, Chakulia, Ghatsila, Tatanagar, Sini, Rajkharsuan, Chakradharpur, Manoharpur, Rourkela, Rajgangpur between Puri and Jharsuguda, and 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.