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Close to 200 special train services are in the pipeline as the Indian Railways gears up to run “Aastha Special” trains to Ayodhya after the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha ceremony on January 22.
India Today has accessed the originating routes of the Aastha Special train services from several states.
Sources in the Railway Ministry told India Today that there will only be operational stoppages on this train, which will run from various cities, tier 1, and tier 2 towns from various states to Ayodhya Dham station, and back for a duration of 100 days after the Ram Mandir opening ceremony.
The railway circular says booking on these trains will only be done via IRCTC. Onboard catering will include vegetarian food from IRCTC.
Charges like reservation, superfast charges, catering charges, service charge, and GST will apply.
Below are some of the routes mapped out for various states:
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
Similar routes have been planned from each state, with trains terminating at Ayodhya. There are also 5 routes from North-East to Ayodhya, and most of the trains are from Assam/Guwahati.
