Central Railway is adding General Class coaches and a Luggage cum Guard's Brake Van to 84 Mail/Express trains to accommodate increased passenger demand. The changes start on various dates, from December 8th, 2024. The trains affected include the CSMT Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Konark Express, CSMT Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express, CSMT Mumbai-Amritsar Express, CSMT Mumbai-Chennai...
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Express, LTT Mumbai-Karaikal Express, LTT Mumbai-Ayodhya Cantt Saket Express, LTT Mumbai-Ballia Kamayani Express, LTT Mumbai-Balharshah Express, LTT Mumbai-Chhapra Express, LTT Mumbai-Gorakhpur Godan Express, LTT Mumbai-Gorakhpur Express, LTT Mumbai-Ayodhya Cantt Tulsi Express, LTT Mumbai-Gorakhpur Express, LTT Mumbai-Ayodhya Cantt Express, and LTT Mumbai-Sultanpur Superfast Express. Each train's revised composition includes a specific number of AC-II Tier, AC-III Tier, Sleeper, General Second Class (including the Luggage cum Guard's Brake Van), Pantry Car, and Generator Car. The number of coaches varies per train, with some having 16 LHB Coaches and others having 22 LHB Coaches.

The Khandwa railway station is undergoing installation of an automatic NI system for improved train operations. This system, expected to be operational by July 22nd, will connect the Akola-Indore rail line with the Bhusawal-Itarsi route via track interlocking. The new system aims to enhance efficiency, including connecting Platform 3 (Indore...
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route) to Platform 5 (Bhusawal-Sanawad route), enabling MEMU train operations between Bhusawal and Sanawad via Khandwa, a request made by local residents and MP Gyaneshwar Patil to the Railway Minister. Currently, MEMU trains are routed via Mathela to Bhusawal for maintenance. The new system will also allow trains to access Platforms 1, 3, and 6, reducing time spent on shunting and avoiding delays caused by manual operations. This computerized system is expected to significantly decrease the chances of accidents. The schedule for Khandwa-Sanawad MEMU and Bhir Shuttle trains has been suspended until July 22nd, with individual train schedules being adjusted daily. Trains traveling via Khandwa to Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar will operate as per schedule until July 8th. However, six trains, including the 11057 CMS-Amritsar Express, 22177 CMS-Banaras, 12720 Hyderabad-Jaipur, 22538 LTT-Gorakhpur, 12628 Nanded, and 22130 Ayodhya Cantt-LTT will experience delays on July 8th and 9th.

A broken overhead wire between Dhorra and Jakhalon stations on the Bina-Jhansi railway track caused major delays for over 20 trains. The wire snapped around 3 AM on Thursday when the pantograph of the Khajuraho-Ambedkar Nagar Express train got stuck. Trains were delayed by 5 to 10 hours, causing significant inconvenience...
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to passengers. This incident follows a transformer failure on the same track four days prior, which also disrupted train services for a few hours. Affected trains include the Sachkhand Express (12716), Jhelum Express (11078), Kerala Express (12626), H. Nizamuddin-Rani Kamalapati (12156), Tulsi Express (22130), Karnataka Express (12628), Malwa Express (12920), H. Nizamuddin-Sikandrabad (12184), Tiruvananthapuram-H. Nizamuddin, Samta Express (12807), and Chhattisgarh Express (18237).

All trains from Prayagraj to Mumbai are fully booked for the next two months. Confirmed berths on major trains are available only in July. This poses a challenge for people needing to travel to Mumbai after school and college closures. Currently, there are over two dozen trains operating between Prayagraj...
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Junction and Chheoki to Mumbai, with some running regularly and others operating two or three days a week. However, no confirmed seats are available in any class on these trains for the next two months. This situation prevails despite the fact that schools and colleges in Prayagraj are still open and most will commence summer vacations only between 15th and 20th May. Even before the holidays, all trains to Mumbai and Pune are fully booked. The Prayagraj-Mumbai Duronto Express has no berths available in any class until 15th June.