The ongoing farmer's protest has severely disrupted train services, causing delays and affecting passengers. Despite the railway's efforts, trains are not running on time, causing inconvenience to travelers. Some passengers, with limited financial resources, struggle to afford food and are forced to roam around the station for sustenance. Long-distance trains,...
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after route changes, have arrived at their destinations with delays ranging from 21 to 1 hour.

Indian Railways is offering a special train service from Anand Vihar to Ayodhya from April 27th to June 30th to cater to the increased demand for travel during the Ram Navami festival. This train will run 19 trips up and down each week. The move comes as regular trains between Anand...
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Vihar and Ayodhya, via Bareilly, have been experiencing a high demand for tickets, with many routes showing no availability for the next two months. This special train is expected to ease travel for pilgrims visiting Ayodhya.

On Sunday morning, the Ludhiana-Dhanbad Express (13308) narrowly avoided a major accident after a brake binding incident. At 7:15 am, railway staff noticed smoke and flames emanating from the wheel of a bogie near the engine as the train passed Parsabad station. The station master at Chaube station was alerted and...
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the train was stopped at the station at 7:21 am. Railway staff and fire extinguishers were used to control the fire, and the faulty bogie was repaired. The train then proceeded to its next station. Passengers reported hearing loud grinding noises and seeing smoke reaching the rear bogies, suggesting a potential train component failure. The train was stopped at Chaube station and passengers disembarked. The incident could have been catastrophic had the fire not been brought under control in time.

Despite the absence of fog and cold weather, train services are facing significant delays. Regular mail and express trains, as well as special trains, are arriving at the Cantt station two to eight hours behind schedule. Passengers are continuously lodging complaints about the inconvenience caused by these delays. On Saturday, the...
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13238 Kota-Patna Express arrived at the Cantt railway station three hours late, reaching at 3:35 PM instead of its scheduled 2:35 PM arrival. Other trains like the 13010 Dehradun Express to Kolkata departed two and a quarter hours behind schedule, the 13308 Ganga-Satluj Express was delayed by five hours, and the 08104 Tata Summer Special was delayed by approximately eight hours. The Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express, the Sealdah-Lucknow Fair Special, the Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Antyodaya Express, and the Jammu Tawi-Varanasi Begampura Express were delayed by 8.40 hours, 3.40 hours, 2.45 hours, and 3.25 hours respectively. Other special trains passing through Cantt from other major cities arrived with delays. Passengers took to social media, tagging the DRM and other railway board officials, to express their grievances. They reported overcrowding in coaches, water shortages in some compartments, and cooling issues in AC coaches. Railway officials attribute the delays to diversions and blockages caused by ongoing railway projects in various divisions.

On Sunday morning around 7:15 AM, smoke and fire were observed near the wheel of the Ludhiana-Dhanbad Express 13308 (down). A railway staff member noticed the fire and smoke emanating from the front LR (coach closest to the engine) near the wheel after the train passed Parsabad railway station. The station...
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master at Chaube station was alerted and stopped the train at 7:21 AM. The fire was brought under control with the help of railway personnel and fire extinguishers, preventing a major incident. The train resumed its journey towards Dhanbad at 7:48 AM. According to Assistant Sub-Inspector Arun Kumar of RPF, smoke near the wheel can sometimes occur due to brake binding in moving trains. He stated that after the situation normalized, the train departed again.