Indian Railways has extended the Malda Town-Bathinda Farakka Express, train numbers 13483/84 and 13413/14, to/from Balurghat. The extended service will operate on specific days of the week: 13483/84 departs Balurghat on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, arriving in Bathinda JCO at 17:00. 13413/14 departs Balurghat on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday, arriving...
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in Bathinda JCO at 17:00. The return journey, 13484/14 departs Bathinda on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday, arriving in Balurghat at 09:15, while 13414 departs on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, arriving in Balurghat at 09:15. The schedule between Malda Town and Bathinda remains unchanged.

The Eastern Railway's Public Relations Department has announced that trains operating on the Bhagalpur railway section in Bihar will face disruptions from April 17 to May 8 due to repair works. These disruptions include both traffic and power blockages between Sultanganj and Kalyanpur Road stations. As a result, trains 03459 Jamalpur-Bhagalpur...
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Passenger and 13031 Howrah-Jayanagar Express have been cancelled on April 17, 24, May 1 and 8. Trains 13415 Malda Town-Patna Express and 13483/13413 Farakka Express will experience delays of 90 and 30 minutes, respectively. On April 19, 23, May 3 and 7, these trains will face delays of 60, 70, and 75 minutes. Additionally, due to non-interlocking work on the Gorakhpur-Gonda railway section between April 14 and 16, several trains passing through Chapra were also cancelled, including 15114 (Chhapra Kachari-Gomti Nagar Express) on April 14 and 15 and Train 5113 (Gomti Nagar-Chhapra Kachari Express) on the same dates.

Northeast Frontier Railway is extending the services of train no. 13413/13414 (Malda Town – Bathinda – Malda Town) and train no. 13483/13484 (Malda Town – Bathinda – Malda Town) Farakka Express from Malda Town to Balurghat, fulfilling a long-standing demand from the people of Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal. This...
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extension will take effect from April 15th, 2024. Both trains will operate with seven AC 3-tier, two AC 2-tier, one AC 3-tier Economy, six sleeper class, and three general seating coaches.

Special trains running for passenger convenience are facing delays and overcrowding. Passengers are facing difficulties due to the unpredictable arrival and departure times of these trains. On Tuesday, over a dozen trains arrived hours late. The sleeper and general coaches of these trains are overcrowded, with passengers forced to travel...
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hanging from the doors and toilets. Since Holi, a large number of passengers from the northeastern districts of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh have been traveling to Delhi, Mumbai, Punjab, Haryana, and Jammu & Kashmir. These passengers are returning to work in industrial units in these areas after their holiday. Due to increased passenger traffic, the railway authorities had introduced these special trains. Several passengers have been tweeting about the crowded conditions and sharing photos of the coach situation. The Anand Vihar Patna Special was delayed by 12.5 hours, the Gaya Special by 8 hours, the Barauni-New Delhi Special by 8 hours, the Udhana Special by 7 hours, the Farakka Express 13483 by 2 hours, and the Mahabodhi Express 12398 by 2 hours. Passengers have reported that special trains are being held at outer stations while other superfast and express trains are allowed to pass. In an unrelated incident, a female passenger named Kusuma fell ill in the sleeper coach of the Marudhar Express. Another passenger tweeted about the incident, and she received medical attention at Central Station. Kusuma's health deteriorated after the train crossed Etawah station.

Due to the dismantling of foot over bridge-1 at Varanasi Junction Station, the North Railway Lucknow Division has announced changes to train routes and schedules from March 1st to 9th, 2024. These changes include platform adjustments, delayed departures, and cancellations. Several trains will be shifted to different platforms on different...
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dates, some will be delayed, and two trains, 03649 Baksar-Banaras MEMU Passenger Special and 03650 Banaras-Baksar MEMU Passenger Special, will be canceled on March 8th. A detailed list of affected trains, including their numbers, departure times, and delays, is provided in the article.