The Indian Railways has announced the cancellation of 36 trains, including both Gorakhpur Intercity trains, from October 14 to 27 due to track maintenance work between Domingarh and Jagatbela on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section. 64 trains will be diverted, 9 will be short terminated, and some will be rescheduled. The work...
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includes automatic signaling, construction of a third line between Kusmhi and Gorakhpur Cantt-Gorakhpur, and pre-non interlocking work at Domingarh station. This will increase the line capacity and enable the introduction of additional trains to meet public demand. The affected trains include the Gorakhpur-Lucknow Intercity, Gorakhpur-Ashbag Intercity, and several other long-distance trains. Some trains will be diverted via Gorakhpur-Bhadhani-Gonda and others will be diverted via Chhapra-Audahihar-Varanasi-Jaunpur-Shahganj-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki. The work is expected to improve train speeds and increase line capacity.

Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Rakesh Sachan has requested the Railway Minister to add stops for six trains at the Pukhrayan railway station, which is located in the Jhansi division of the North Central Railway. He argues that Pukhrayan is the largest station after Urai and is designated as an 'Amrit...
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Station'. The region has a strong education sector and many young people travel for work and studies, making the need for more train stops critical. Specifically, he requests stops for trains: 12173/12174 (Pratapgarh-Mumbai, twice a week), 12943/12944 (Kanpur-Badsal, once a week), 12143/12144 (Sultanpur-Mumbai, once a week), 12597/12598 (Gorakhpur-Mumbai, unreserved, once a week), 15101/15102 (Chhapra-Mumbai, unreserved, once a week), and 15029/15030 (Gorakhpur-Pune, once a week). Former Railway Advisory Member, Sheikh Mohammed, supports the request, highlighting the potential revenue for the Railway department and benefit to the public.

The North Eastern Railway will add 32 coaches to 16 pairs of trains for passenger convenience. Trains to South India like the Gorakhpur-Secunderabad-Gorakhpur Express (12589/12590), Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur Express (12591/12592), and others will have 20 coaches added. Trains to Mumbai and Pune, including the Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express (15018/15017) and others,...
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will have 38 coaches added. Trains going to Delhi like Gorakhpur-Bathinda Express (12555/12556) and others will have six coaches added. Other routes will see 12 coaches added to several trains.

Northeastern Railway (NER) is adding four general coaches to 30 trains starting November. This is to ease overcrowding, particularly during festivals when many passengers struggle to find seats in reserved coaches and resort to general compartments. The increased general coaches will improve travel conditions for passengers, especially on routes like Gorakhpur-Kochuveli,...
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Gorakhpur-Sikandrabad, Gorakhpur-Yashwantpur, Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak, Gorakhpur-Okha, and more. The specific dates for these additions are listed below.

Several train services have been cancelled and some have had their stops changed due to construction work at Bina railway station. The 11408 Lucknow Jn.-Pune Express is cancelled from April 11 to May 9 and the 11407 Pune-Lucknow Jn. Express is cancelled until May 7. The 15045 Gorakhpur-Okha Express is cancelled...
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on April 4, 11, 18, 25, May 2, and May 9, while the 15046 Okha-Gorakhpur Express is cancelled on April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, and May 12. The 19053 Surat-Muzaffarpur Express is cancelled on April 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, and May 10, and the 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express is cancelled on April 7, 14, 21, 28, May 5, and May 12. Due to construction work on an ROB, the 12180 Agra Fort-Lucknow Jn. Express will arrive at Charbagh on April 4 and 5, while the 12179 Lucknow Jn.-Agra Fort Express will depart from Charbagh on the same days. The 12511 Gorakhpur-Kochuveli Express will run via Malhour-Lucknow-Manak Nagar on April 4, 5, and 7. The 12104 Lucknow Jn.-Pune Express will stop for two minutes at Bina on April 10, 17, 24, and May 1 and 8. The 15023 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur Express will stop on April 9, 16, 23, 30, and May 7 and 14. The 15029 Gorakhpur-Pune Express will not stop at Bina on April 11, 18, 25, and May 2 and 9. The 12593 Lucknow Jn.-Bhopal Express will also not stop at Bina on April 6, 13, 20, 27, and May 4 and 11.