The East Central Railway (ECR) conducted a special ticket checking campaign across its five divisions, targeting passengers traveling without tickets and those occupying AC coaches without proper tickets. The drive was conducted at major stations and on trains, including important mail and express trains. A total of 11,500 passengers were caught...
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traveling without tickets and fined a total of 85 lakh rupees. The campaign included checking passengers on trains like the 15715 Kishanganj-Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express, 18019 Jhargram-Dhanbad Express, 12391 Rajgir-New Delhi Shramjeevi Express, 15909 Awadh Assam Express, 12382 New Delhi-Howrah Express, 12802 Magadh Express, 02570 New Delhi-Darbhanga Clone Express, and the 12554 New Delhi-Barauni Express. The ECR will continue this drive in the future to ensure ticket compliance.

On Thursday morning at 3:00 AM, farmer organizations blocked the railway tracks at Dasna, disrupting train operations until 5:15 AM. This affected 15 trains passing through Moradabad, including the Shramjeevi, Saptakranti, and several other express trains. Thousands of passengers were inconvenienced, and were informed of the delays through social media posts....
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Trains were stopped at various stations, causing significant delays. After police intervention, the farmers removed the blockade, restoring train operations to normal.

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.

Dense fog in Delhi and surrounding areas has severely impacted rail services. The Tejas Express, departing from Lucknow to Delhi, arrived in Delhi over eight hours late. The Shatabdi Express arriving from Delhi reached Lucknow five hours behind schedule. These trains also faced delays on their return journeys. Other trains experiencing...
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delays include: The Garib Rath (12204) from Delhi arrived three and a half hours late, the Rajdhani Express (20504) by two hours, the Mahamana Express (22418) by one and a half hours, the Gokhadham (12556) by six hours, the Sampark Kranti (12566) by two and a half hours, and the Kamakhya Express (15623) by six hours. Similarly, several trains passing through Lucknow were also delayed, including: The Rajdhani Express (20505) by two hours, the Shramjeevi Express (12391) by three quarters of an hour, the Mahamana Express (22417) by five hours, the Shatabdi Express (12003) by four hours, and the Delhi Clone Express (02569) by six hours. Numerous other trains on different routes also faced significant delays.

On Sunday, many travelers faced difficulties due to train cancellations and lack of available seats. The Harihar Express (Train No. 14524) running from Ambala Cantt to Barauni was cancelled. Additionally, the Saketh Express (Train No. 22184) from Sultanpur to Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak, the Begampura Express (Train No. 12237) from Varanasi to...
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Jammu Tawi, the Sadbhavana Express (Train No. 14013) from Sultanpur to Anand Vihar, and the Shramjeevi Express (Train No. 12391) were all full with no available seats. Passengers were forced to buy general tickets for their journeys.