Ajmer-Puri Special Trains for Khawaja URS Fair-2020

Bhubaneswar: Keeping in view popular demands from passengers, the Ministry of Railways has decided to run Special Trains towards Ajmer from Puri for Khawaja URS Fair-2020.

The decision has been taken after reviewing the long waiting list in regular trains. Passengers can easily get confirm berths on this special train to make the journey hassle-free.

URS festival celebrated to commemorate the death anniversary of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, founder of the Chishtiya Sufi order in India.

It is celebrated for six days in the 7th month of Islamic Lunar Calander, called Rajab and features night-long dhikr qawwali singing. 

This year, 1st Rajab will be held in the night of 25th/26th February 2020 and 6th Rajab will be held on 1st/2nd March 2020.

 To carry the devotees of this region to witness the URS festival, ECoR has planned to run a special train from Puri on 26th February 2020.

In the return direction, this train will leave Ajmer on 2nd March 2020 and will arrive at Puri on 4th March 2020.

08421 Puri-Ajmer Special will leave Puri at 0900hrs on 26th February, 2020 (Wednesday) and will arrive at Ajmer at 0400hrs on 28th February (Friday).

In the return direction, 08422 Ajmer-Puri Special will leave Ajmer at 2005hrs on 2nd March 2020 (Monday) and will reach Puri at 1615hrs on 4th March 2020 (Monday).

This train has One AC-2 Tier, Four AC-3 Tier, Nine Sleeper Class, Six Second Class Seating and Two Guard cum Luggage Van in its composition having stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Talcher Road, Angul, Rairakhol, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Balangir, Titilagarh, Kantabanji, Khariar Road, Mahasamund, Raipur, and other important Stations between Puri and Ajmer from both the directions.