Indian Railways runs 300 trains for Puri Rath Yatra, 800 buses arranged to transport devotees

Indian Railways runs 300 trains for Puri Rath Yatra, 800 buses arranged to transport devotees
July 16, 2026

Amid tight security, the three chariots of Lord Jagannath and his sibling deities are ready to roll along Puri’s Grand Road on Thursday. Notably, Puri has been blanketed by a multi-layered security cover with the deployment of personnel from state police, central forces, Indian Navy and Coast Guard, while special focus is on crowd control, traffic management and emergency response.

 

800 buses arranged to transport devotees from different districts

While the Indian Railways will run over 300 trains to Puri, the Odisha government has engaged around 800 buses to transport devotees from different districts for the Rath Yatra on Thursday.

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