Ajmer railway station is preparing for up to one lakh (100,000) passengers a day during the 815th Urs of Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Khwaja Gharib Nawaz (RA), and has set up holding areas, separate entry routes, extra ticket counters and round-the-clock CCTV monitoring to manage the crowds.
According to a 13 November report in Rajasthan Patrika, Divisional Railway Manager Raju Bhutada said the station normally handles about 54,000 passengers a day. Festival travel for Diwali and Chhath pushed that to around 91,000 in recent days, and the number is expected to reach one lakh during the Urs.
What has been arranged at the station?
- Temporary holding areas in front of the reservation office and the unreserved ticket hall, with lighting, drinking water and toilets.
- Separate entry for reserved and unreserved passengers.
- The middle foot overbridge opened for direct exit from the platforms.
- Extra UTS ticket counters at peak hours, plus unreserved tickets from Gandhi Bhawan.
- Four automatic ticket vending machines in the holding area.
- Rail Madad staff 24 hours a day and CCTV monitoring from the station’s war room.
Special trains
For the festival rush, 11 on-demand special trains have already run from Ajmer, Udaipur City and Madar, and extra coaches have been added to more than seven trains. Railway officials said more trains will be provided as needed during the Pushkar Fair, which starts on 17 November, and the Urs. We will update this story when the official list of Urs special trains is released.
Travel tip: book early, keep a printed or saved copy of your ticket, and allow extra time at the station, especially around the flag ceremony on 5 December and Chhati Sharif.
For all expected dates, see our Ajmer Urs 2026 dates page. Also read: the silver Jannati Darwaza that opens just four times a year and the flag that opens the Ajmer Urs.
Source: Rajasthan Patrika, 13 November 2026.
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