The Indian Railways is keeping a special set of over 150 trains with 300 locomotives that will make thousands of trips for the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 that started on Monday. These 150 trains, with locomotives attached at either end, will be making trips from various parts of the country.

“The idea is to have engines at both sides permanently for special trains to have a faster turnaround of trains so that time is not wasted in attaching and removing locomotives. Every zone has been asked to provide coaches and the aim is to have seamless operations,” a senior official said.