The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) on Wednesday opened the bookings for the ‘tent city’ with train boarding points at Karjat, Panvel and Kalyan for the special Maha Kumbh Punya Kshetra Yatra train. 

The IRCTC, under the railway ministry, has announced its plans for the tent city—Maha Kumbh Gram—with various facilities to provide a unique experience to the devotees attending the Maha Kumbh Mela next year in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj.  The round-trip train will begin its journey from Pune on January 15, 2025 and conclude on February 5, 2025 having a duration of seven nights and eight days.