Ghoti railway station development planned for Kumbh pilgrims

Ghoti railway station development is being considered by Indian Railways and the district administration to help pilgrims travelling to Trimbakeshwar during the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, as reported by The Times of India. The aim is to make travel easier and improve crowd management.

This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

Plans for Simhastha Kumbh Mela pilgrims

Railway officials have met with state government departments, including the Nashik Municipal Corporation, police and the public works department. The talks were held as part of district disaster management planning, with attention on crowd management and railway operations for pilgrims using trains to reach the area.

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District collector Ayush Prasad, who chairs the District Disaster Management Authority, said the group reviewed a range of options, with a particular focus on holding areas for pilgrims deboarding and boarding trains. The feasibility of developing Ghoti Railway Station and Umbermali Station (Thane district) to cater to pilgrims travelling towards Trimbakeshwar was also on the agenda.

Nashik area stations set to receive pilgrims from different directions

Alongside the Ghoti proposal, the Railways has planned the development of Nashik and four neighbouring stations — Deolali, Odha, Kherwadi and Kasbe Sukene. The intention is for these locations to be dedicated to receiving pilgrims arriving from specific directions of the country, in line with wider station-upgrade planning outlined by Railway Supply.

Nashik Road Railway Station decongestion plan

The district administration has asked railway authorities to present their decongestion plans for Nashik Road Railway Station. Work there includes setting up ramps and increasing the number of foot overbridges to carry passengers across the tracks, as outlined in a Press Information Bureau release from the Ministry of Railways. Officials added that planning also covers how crowds will move towards the railway station when people are travelling back home.

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