The Indian Railways has announced temporary halts at Maihar Station for several trains during the Navratri festival to accommodate the influx of devotees travelling to the Maihar temple. The Valsad-Muzaffarpur Express will halt at Maihar Station from October 5th to 12th, arriving at 15:25 and departing at 15:30. The Chhatrapati Shahu...
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Maharaj Terminal Kolhapur-Dhanbad Express will make a 5-minute stop at Maihar Station from October 4th to 11th, arriving at 17:30 and departing at 17:35. The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxaul Express will also have a 5-minute halt at Maihar Station from October 7th to 14th, arriving at 10:50 and departing at 10:55. In return, the Dhanbad-Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminal Kolhapur Express will halt at Maihar Station from October 7th to 14th, arriving at 22:35 and departing at 22:40.

During Navratri, two pairs of trains will make temporary stops at the Maihar station in Madhya Pradesh. The railway has made this arrangement to accommodate the influx of devotees during the festival. The trains are the Valsad-Muzaffarpur Express (19051 and 19052) and the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxoul Express (15268 and 15267). The...
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Valsad-Muzaffarpur Express will stop at Maihar at 3:25 PM from October 5th to 12th, while the Muzaffarpur-Valsad Express will stop at 12 PM from October 7th to 14th. The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxoul Express will stop at 10:50 AM from October 7th to 14th, and the Raxoul-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express will stop at 11:40 AM from October 5th to 12th. Each train will have a five-minute stopover at the station.

The Indian Railways has announced a special temporary halt for 14 pairs of trains at Maihar station in Madhya Pradesh from October 3rd to 17th, 2024. This is to facilitate devotees visiting the Ma Sharda temple during the Navratri festival. Each train will have a 5-minute stop at the station. Maihar...
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is a revered Shakti Peeth, believed to be the location where Goddess Sati's necklace fell. Devotees from across India thronged the temple of Maa Sharda on the first day of Navratri, forming long queues.

To facilitate the travel of devotees during Sharad Navratri, Indian Railways has announced the addition of stops for 26 pairs of trains passing through Prayagraj Junction and Chivki at Vindhyachal and Maihar stations. This extra stoppage will be in effect from Thursday, October 3rd to October 11th, with 11 pairs of...
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trains stopping at Vindhyachal and 15 at Maihar. This information was confirmed by the Chief Public Relations Officer of North Central Railway, Shashikant Tripathi.

Maihar, a newly formed district in Madhya Pradesh, is located on the banks of the Tamasa River. It is about 153 kilometers from Jabalpur and 40 kilometers from Satna. The Maa Sharda Temple, situated on the 600 feet high Trikuta mountain, is the main attraction in Maihar. The temple is open...
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from 5:30 AM to 12:00 PM and then again from 2:00 PM to 7:30 PM. Visitors can access the temple through a main entrance with wheelchair access for the elderly and differently-abled. After climbing 1001 steps, visitors reach the sanctum sanctorum where they can see Maa Sharda from a distance of 3 feet. The temple also offers a ropeway for convenient access. Aarti timings are at 5:30 AM, 12:00 PM, and 7:30 PM. Maa Sharda rests for an hour from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM, during which the sanctum remains closed. Visitors can offer offerings like betel leaves, areca nuts, flags, and coconuts to Maa Sharda. Maihar is well-connected by road, rail, and air. The nearest airport is Prayagraj Airport (215.4 kilometers), followed by Jabalpur's Dumna Airport (162 kilometers). The construction of the Rewa Airport is underway, which will be just 62 kilometers away once completed. The Maihar railway station is 6 kilometers away from the temple. The temple is also accessible by ropeway.