New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- Northern Railway took special measures to manage the surge of passengers heading to Prayagraj for the Mahakumbh, ensuring smooth travel arrangements at Delhi railway station, officials said.

Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, Northern Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), said an innovative method was used to monitor ticket sales live.

"In Delhi railway station, ticket sales were monitored through a new innovative method. Hourly monitoring was don,e and hourly trains to Prayagraj were arranged. We started 5 trains on demand. It helped in managing the crowd coming for the Mahakumbh...," CPRO Upadhyay told ANI.

He added, "Our Railway Minister (Ashwini Vaishnaw) was present in the Railway Board's room. GM Northern...