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IRCTC will be running 205 special trains for the Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri on July 1, an official of the East Coast Railways (ECoR) said on Monday. The Odisha government expects 10 lakh, pilgrims, to gather at the temple town this year. In 2020 and 2021, devotees were not allowed to participate in the festival of Lord Jagannath due to the pandemic, and only servitors took part in the rituals.
The special trains will be run from Shalimar near Kolkata, Jagadalpur in Chhattishgarh and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, besides different parts of Odisha, connecting Puri, the official said. Arrangements have been made for facilitating easy movement of passengers on the days of Ratha Jatra, Bahuda Jatra, Sandhya Darshan and Suna Bursa, he said.
Adequate number of police personnel is being mobilised in the town so that the devotees can have safe darshan of the deities, Odisha DGP Sunil Bansal said on Monday after holding a meeting to review security arrangements for the festival.
As the Jagannath temple in Puri is classified as a category-A temple as a terrorist threat is concerned, anti-sabotage and metal detector checks will be put in place near the temple and the chariots, he said.
Bomb disposal squad, anti-terrorist squad and special tactical units will be deployed at strategic locations in the town, said a police official.
For smooth flow of traffic, Puri town has been divided into 10 zones and 29 sectors. Adequate parking facilities have been made for two-wheelers and four-wheelers, he said.
Patrolling will be done till 12 nautical miles in the sea and the Indian Coast Guard has been asked to remain on alert during the Rath Yatra, the official added.
Here is the schedule for some special trains for Rath Yatra 2022
Train 02837/002838 Shalimar-Puri-Shalimar Rath Yatra Special Express:
Departure - Shalimar at 12:45hrs on 29.06.2022. Arrive at Puri at 22:30hrs. It will leave Puri at 05:30hrs on 30.06.2022 for the return journey.
Train 02827/002828 Shalimar-Puri-Shalimar Rath Yatra Special Express:
Departure from Shalimar at 21:40hrs on 29.06.2022 and arrival at Puri at 07:00hrs on 30.06.2022. It will leave Puri at 23:05hrs on 30.06.2022.
Train 08907/08908 Visakhapatnam-Puri- Visakhapatnam Rath Yatra Special:
Departure from Visakhapatnam at 14:30hrs on 30.06.2022 and arrival at Puri at 01:15hrs on 01.07.2022. It will leave Puri at 23:15hrs on 01.07.2022.
Train 08911/08912 Junagarh Road-Puri- Junagarh Road Rath Yatra Special Express via Sambalpur & Talcher Road:
Departure from Junagarh Road at 11:00hrs on 30.06.2022. This train will leave Puri at 0015hrs on 02.07.2022 (midnight of 01.07.2022) in the return direction.
Train 08418/08417 Gunupur-Puri- Gunupur Rath Yatra Special Express from Gunupur:
Departure from Gunpur at 23:30hrs on 30.06.2022. It will leave Puri at 01:45hrs on 02.07.2022 (midnight of 01.07.2022) in the return direction.
Train 08909/08910 Jagadalpur-Puri-Jagadalpur Rath Yatra Special via Rayagada & Vizianagaram:
Departure from Jagadalpur at 18:30hrs on 30.06.2022. It will leave Puri at 20:05hrs on 01.07.2022 in the return direction.
Train 02891/02810 Bhubaneswar-Puri- Bhubaneswar Rath Yatra Special:
Departure from Bhubaneswar at 10:05hrs. It will leave Puri at 15:10hrs. The train will run between July 1 and July 11, 2022.
Train 08931/08932 Sambalpur-Puri-Sambalpur Rath Yatra Special via Naraj Marthapur & Talcher Road:
Departure from Sambalpur at 21:30hrs on 30.06.2022. It will leave Puri at 2025hrs on 01.07.2022 in the return direction.
Apart from this, 10 pairs of trains (20 trips) will run to and from Puri and different parts of the state.
Special trains on Gundicha Yatra (which falls on July 1, 2022) will be running from Paradip, Cuttack, Mahipur, Brahmapur, Bhadrak, Khurda Road, Keonjhar Road towards Puri and vice versa.
Similarly, on Sandhya Darshan on July 8, 2022, 7 pairs of special trains, 3 pairs from Mahipur and 4 pairs from Khurda Road will run towards Puri and vice versa.
On the day of Bahuda Yatra, July 9, 2022; 10 pairs of special trains will run from Paradeep, Mahipur, Cuttack, Brahmapur, Bhadrak, Khurda Road, Keonjhargarh towards Puri and vice versa.
On Sunavesha Day, July 10, 2022; 11 pairs of special trains will run from Paradeep, Mahipur, Cuttack, Brahmapur, Bhadrak, Khurda Road, Keonjhargarh towards Puri and vice versa.
Then, on the day after Sunavesha, on July 11, 2022, 6 Special Trains will leave Puri towards Gunupur, Rayagada, Bhadrak, Visakhapatnam, Kendujhargarh and Mahipur and one special train will run from Keonjhargarh to Puri.
Three pairs of trains will also ply between Khurda Road & Puri and two pairs will ply between Mahipur & Puri July 2 to July 7, 2022.
