The North Eastern Railway (NER) is introducing 12 special train pairs for the Diwali, Dussehra, and Chhath festivals, starting from September 5th and running until November 30th. These trains will connect Gorakhpur to major cities like Anand Vihar, Kolkata, Mehboobnagar, and Amritsar. This is a significant increase compared to the four...
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special trains that were operated during the same period last year. The NER is starting the operation of these special trains from the first week of September to provide passengers with more convenience. The special trains are being introduced due to the high demand for train tickets during the festive season. Regular trains to Mumbai and Delhi are already fully booked for the Diwali and Chhath festivals, with waiting lists exceeding 100 for most trains.

Indian Railways is introducing a special train between Gorakhpur and Mahbubnagar in Telangana to cater to the increased travel demand during the upcoming festivals of Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. This train, numbered 05303/05304, will run every Saturday from Gorakhpur starting September 7th and every Sunday from Mahbubnagar starting September 8th...
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for a total of 13 trips until November 30th and December 1st respectively. The train will depart Gorakhpur at 8:30 AM and reach Mahbubnagar the next day at 7:15 PM. The return journey from Mahbubnagar to Gorakhpur will commence on September 8th and run every Sunday. The train will be equipped with 22 coaches, including one generator cum luggage van, one LSLRD, three general second-class coaches, three sleeper coaches, and 14 AC third-class economy coaches.

The Indian Railways will be implementing several changes in train schedules due to engineering work at Mundera Yard. The Anand Vihar-Bapudham Motihari Express (14010) departing Anand Vihar on July 6th will be delayed by two hours. The Katihar-Amritsar Express will be delayed by 30 minutes on July 7th and...
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8th. The Amritsar-Katihar Express (15078) departing Amritsar on July 8th will be delayed by one hour from Gomtinagar. The Ernakulam-Barauni Express will be delayed by 50 minutes on July 7th. A new special train (05303) will operate between Gorakhpur and Mahbubnagar via Aishbagh every Saturday from July 6th to July 27th. This train will depart Gorakhpur at 8:30 AM and arrive in Mahbubnagar at 7:15 PM the following day. The return train (05304) will depart Mahbubnagar at 10:10 PM every Sunday from July 7th to July 28th and arrive in Aishbagh at 7:25 AM the following day. Additionally, a special train (05053) will be operated from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, departing Gorakhpur every Friday at 9:30 AM and arriving in Bandra Terminus at 6 PM the following day. This train will stop at Badshahnagar and Aishbagh. The return train (05054) will depart Bandra every Saturday at 9:15 PM and arrive in Gorakhpur at 6:25 AM the following day, with a stop at Badshahnagar.

Due to the construction of a third railway line between Asifabad and Rechní Road stations, there will be significant disruptions in train services on the Kazipet-Balharshah section of South Central Railway from June 26th. A total of 78 trains have been canceled, with some cancellations lasting up to 11 days. ...
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Additionally, 26 express trains will be diverted. This includes the cancellation of the Kagaznagar Express (No. 12757/12758) between Secunderabad and Sirpur Kagaznagar from June 26th to July 6th, the Pune-Kazipet Express (No. 22151) on June 28th and July 5th, and the Kazipet-Pune Express (No. 22152) on June 30th and July 7th. Several other trains, including those running between Secunderabad-Raxaul, Secunderabad-Danapur, and Secunderabad-Subedarganj, will also be canceled. The Secunderabad-New Delhi Telangana Express (No. 12723) will be diverted via Nizamabad and Mudked on July 4th, 5th, and 6th, with Kazipet, Ramagundam, Manchiryala, and Bellampalli stations removed from the route. The New Delhi-Secunderabad Telangana Express (No. 12724) will also be diverted on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th via Mudkhed and Nizamabad. Finally, the Secunderabad-Nizamuddin (Delhi) and Nizamuddin-Secunderabad Duronto Express trains (No. 12285/12286) will be diverted via Nizamabad on July 4th and 5th.

Due to the construction of a third line between Asifabad Road and Rechni Road stations on the Kazipet-Balharshah section of the South Central Railway's Secunderabad division, several trains, including the Lucknow-Yesvantpur Express, have been canceled. The 12540 Lucknow-Yesvantpur Express will be canceled on June 28th and July 5th, and the 12539...
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Yesvantpur-Lucknow Express will be canceled on June 26th and July 3rd. Also canceled is the 22533 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Express on June 24th and July 1st. Additionally, several other trains, including the 22534 Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur Express, 02575 Hyderabad-Gorakhpur Special, 02576 Gorakhpur-Hyderabad, 05303 Gorakhpur-Jadcherla, 05304 Jadcherla-Gorakhpur, 07305 Shri Siddaraooda Swami Ji Hubballi-Gomti Nagar, and 07306 Gomti Nagar-Shri Siddaraooda Swami Ji Hubballi Special, will also be canceled on various dates. Some trains, including the 12591 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Express and 12592 Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur Express, will be diverted via a new route passing through Secunderabad, Nizamabad, Mudkhed, Pimpal Khuti, and Majri. Other trains, including 12589 Gorakhpur-Secunderabad, 12590 Secunderabad-Gorakhpur, 12511 Gorakhpur-Kochuveli, 12590 Kochuveli-Gorakhpur, 12521 Barauni-Ernakulam, and 12522 Ernakulam-Barauni Express, will also run on an alternative route. For accurate train information, passengers can contact the North Eastern Railway's CPRO, Pankaj Kumar Singh, at 139.