The Indian Railways is undertaking non-interlocking work on the Alamnagar-Shahjahanpur route, specifically at Todarpur station, from April 2nd to 5th. This work will impact train operations, leading to the cancellation of four trains and delays in seven others. The canceled trains include the Varanasi-Bareilly Express (train numbers 14235/14236) from April 2nd...
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to 5th and the Prayagraj-Bareilly Express (train numbers 14307/14308) from April 3rd to 5th. Additionally, the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur Special (train number 04319) will run only up to Balamou on April 2nd and 4th, while the Shahjahanpur-Lucknow Special (train number 04320) will depart from Balamou on April 3rd and 5th. Seven trains will experience delays ranging from 65 minutes to two hours during this period. These include the Meerut City-Lucknow Junction Express (train number 22454), Kathgodam-Lucknow Junction Express (train number 15044), Tanakpur-Singrauli Express (train number 15074), Tanakpur-Shaktinagar Express (train number 15076), Jammu Tawi-Bhagalpur Express (train number 15098), Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Express (train number 15652), and Lalgarh-Dibrugarh Express (train number 15910).

Due to a mega block from April 3rd to 5th, 14 trains will be affected. Four trains will be canceled, and 10 trains will be delayed by two hours. Interlocking and other work will be done on the Shahjahanpur-Alamanagar rail section. This block will affect travel between Bareilly-Varanasi and Bareilly-Prayagraj. The...
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Dehradun-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express, which started operations recently, will be affected due to the low average speed of trains on this section. The block was initially planned for March 20th but was canceled due to Holi.

Due to development work aimed at improving train operations, several train services will be impacted on the Alamnagar-Shahjahanpur rail section from April 3rd to 5th. The work, involving inter-locking at Todarpur, will affect train operations on the Lucknow route. Four trains running between Bareilly-Prayagraj and Varanasi will be cancelled for three...
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days, while two passenger trains on the Lucknow-Shahjahanpur section will be terminated midway. Ten trains will be affected by the NI work. The Varanasi-Bareilly and Bareilly-Prayagraj Express trains will be suspended from April 2nd to 5th. The Lucknow-Shahjahanpur passenger train will be short-terminated at Balamou during the same period. Trains like the Tanakpur-Singrauli, Meerut to Lucknow Rajyarani (22454), Himgiri, Jammu Tawi-Bhagalpur, Jammu Tawi-Guwahati, and Kathgodam to Lucknow trains will be delayed by 1-2 hours from their originating stations. Sialdah (13152), Awadh Assam Guwahati (15910), and Bhagat Ki Kothi to Kamakhya (15623) trains will be controlled for half an hour to an hour en route.

Starting March 14th, 2024, the Gorakhpur-Lucknow-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express (train numbers 22549/22550) will be extended to Prayagraj. The inaugural run will be a special service departing from Prayagraj Junction on March 14th. The route extension will result in adjusted arrival and departure times for the 22550 Prayagraj-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express at...
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Lucknow, Ayodhya Dham, Basti, and Gorakhpur Junction stations. The regular 22549 Gorakhpur-Prayagraj Vande Bharat Express will depart Gorakhpur at 6:05 AM on March 14th, reaching Prayagraj at 1:35 PM after stops in Basti, Ayodhya Dham Junction, Lucknow (North Railway), and Raebareli. The 22550 Prayagraj-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express will depart Prayagraj at 3:15 PM on March 14th, reaching Gorakhpur at 10:40 PM after stops in Raebareli, Lucknow (North Railway), Ayodhya Dham, and Basti. Due to the introduction of the Prayagraj-Gorakhpur Vande Bharat Express, the 04241 Mankappur-Ayodhya Unreserved Special will arrive Ayodhya at 8:30 PM instead of 8:40 PM. The 15910 Lalgarh-Dibrugarh Awadh Assam Express will arrive Basti at 10:00 PM instead of 9:43 PM. The 05094 Gonda-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special will arrive Gorakhpur at 11:20 PM instead of 11:05 PM.

Ahead of Holi, long-distance trains are facing a 'no room' situation. Confirming tickets has become difficult with waitlists exceeding 200 in the sleeper class of many trains. There's a high demand for trains on specific dates. Tickets for special Holi trains being run by the railways are also being booked rapidly....
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The railway has announced six Holi special trains running up and down via Bareilly. Bookings have also started for Anand Vihar-Chhapra, Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur and Tanakpur-Madar Holi special trains on different dates. Given the increased demand for trains, the railways are considering running additional Holi special trains.