Mahakumbh 2025 Alert! Trains from Delhi to Prayagraj will now operate from THIS platform only

Mahakumbh 2025: Following the devastating stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station(NDLS), that claimed the lives of 18 people, the Railways have announced that special trains to Prayagraj would depart only from Platform 16 of the station.

All passengers travelling from Delhi to Prayagraj would now have to use the Kashmiri Gate for entry and exit, stated the latest releasThe recent development comes after the Delhi Police revealed that the stampede at NDLS happened because of the “confusion” over the announcement of the trains “having the same initial name starting with 'Prayagraj'.”

“ The announcement of the Prayagraj Special arriving at Platform 16 led to confusion because the Prayagraj Express was already at Platform 14. People who couldn't reach to their train at Platform 14 thought their train was arriving at Platform 16 leading to the stampede,” news wire ANI quoted the Delhi Police as saying