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Train tickets to Prayagraj for the Sangam

Prayagraj has six stations, and during the Magh Mela the right one depends on the direction you are travelling. Prayagraj Junction, about 8 km from the Sangam, has the Vande Bharats and Rajdhanis; Prayagraj Sangam is the nearest; and Chheoki serves the Mumbai trains that bypass the junction. We book the trains for families and groups, and tell you which station your train uses.

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Getting there

The railhead for Prayagraj

Prayagraj Junction (PRYJ)

About 8 km from the Sangam. The Vande Bharats, the Rajdhanis and the Prayagraj Express from Delhi stop or start here.

Prayagraj Sangam (PYGS)

About 2.6 km from the Sangam — the nearest station. Trains from the Lucknow side end here.

Prayagraj Chheoki (PCOI)

South of the Yamuna. Mumbai trains such as the Mahanagari stop here instead of the junction.

Rambagh, Naini & Subedarganj

Rambagh serves the Varanasi line; Subedarganj is used as a stand-in terminal during the melas.

Direct trains

Trains to Prayagraj

Prayagraj is on the Delhi–Howrah main line, so Vande Bharats, Rajdhanis and daily First AC all stop here.

  • Vande Bharats

    New Delhi ↔ Varanasi, via Prayagraj Junction

    Executive · AC Chair Car

    Two trains, six days a week each.

  • Prayagraj Express

    New Delhi ↔ Prayagraj Junction

    First AC

    Daily — starts and ends at Prayagraj.

  • Rajdhanis

    Delhi ↔ Howrah, Patna, Dibrugarh, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar, via Prayagraj

    First AC · 2A · 3A

    Several daily — the Tejas Rajdhani to Patna among them.

  • LTT–Prayagraj Duronto

    Mumbai LTT ↔ Prayagraj Junction

    First AC

    Twice a week — and the Mahanagari daily to Chheoki.

  • Purushottam Express

    Puri ↔ Anand Vihar, via Prayagraj

    First AC

    Daily — from Odisha.

  • Unchahar Express

    Delhi ↔ Prayagraj Sangam

    First AC

    Daily — to the station nearest the Sangam.

From our desk

Booking a Prayagraj yatra

  • Magh Mela 2027 bathing days (from panchang calendars; the Mela authority confirms closer to the time): 15 January, 22 January, Mauni Amavasya on 6 February (the biggest day), 11 February, 20 February and 6 March. Booking for Mauni Amavasya opens around 8 December 2026.
  • During the mela, Railways moves some trains to Subedarganj and runs one-way entry at Prayagraj Junction — book to a station on your onward direction and expect to walk.
  • 2027 is not a Kumbh year at Prayagraj — the Ardh Kumbh is at Haridwar.
For sanghs and families

How we book a yatra group

Families, mandalis, sangats and company groups — the same care whatever the size.

  • Many PNRs, booked together

    Every booking holds up to six travellers — four on Tatkal — so a group is several bookings made together, with families kept side by side wherever the train allows.

  • Elders in the right berth

    First AC and 2A for elders who need comfort and lower berths, 3A and Sleeper where that suits the group. We ask about every traveller's needs before booking.

  • One list on WhatsApp

    Every PNR reaches the organiser on WhatsApp, with a list of who is in which coach and berth — ready to share with the group.

  • Each traveller counts

    Only a confirmed berth counts, passenger by passenger. Anyone left without one gets a 100% refund, even if the others travel.

  • Out, onward and home

    Many yatras link several places. We book every leg — out, between shrines and home — so the whole journey is planned before anyone sets off.

  • Invoices for trusts

    When a trust, mandal or company books, we issue a GST invoice.

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Our promise

Only a confirmed berth counts. RAC doesn't.

App guarantees treat RAC as a success: you share a berth overnight and they pay nothing. We don't. If we can't deliver a confirmed (CNF) berth, you get a 100% refund, no questions asked — usually the same day, and always within 48 hours of asking — or the alternative that suits you better.

Questions

Prayagraj by train, answered

Which Prayagraj station is nearest to the Sangam?+

Prayagraj Sangam (formerly Prayag Ghat), about 2.6 km away. Prayagraj Junction, about 8 km away, has many more trains, including the Vande Bharats and Rajdhanis.

When is Mauni Amavasya in 2027?+

Saturday 6 February 2027 — the biggest bathing day of the Magh Mela. Booking for that date opens around 8 December 2026.

Is there a direct train from Mumbai?+

Yes — the LTT–Prayagraj Duronto twice a week, and the Mahanagari daily to Prayagraj Chheoki, both with First AC.

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