The North Eastern Railway is increasing the number of general class coaches in over 20 trains, including the Kashi Express, Rameshwaram Express, Chauri Chaura Express, and Shiv Ganga Express. The changes take effect starting November 4th, 2023 and will involve reducing some AC 3 tier coaches. This is being done to...
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accommodate more passengers. Specific changes include increasing the number of general class coaches on the Kashi Express (15018/15017) from 2 to 4 starting November 4th. The Chauri Chaura Express (15004/15003) will see its general coaches increase from 3 to 4 starting November 7th. The Shiv Ganga Express (12559/12560) will also increase its general coaches from 3 to 4 starting November 4th. The Banaras-New Delhi Superfast (12581/12582) will have 4 general coaches starting November 7th, up from 3. The New Delhi-Ballia Superfast (22582/22581) will have 4 general coaches starting November 11th, up from 3. The Banaras-Rameshwaram Express (22536/22535) will have 4 general coaches starting November 10th, up from 3. The Mau-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express (15181/15182) will have 4 general coaches starting November 9th, and the Chhapra-Durg-Chhapra Sarnath Express (15159/15160) will have 4 general coaches starting November 4th, up from 3.

Starting from the first week of November, Indian Railways will increase the number of unreserved coaches in 28 trains passing through Bareilly. These trains operate on various routes including Purvanchal, Bihar, Punjab, Jammu, Delhi, Uttarakhand. This increase will take the total number of coaches in most trains to 22. The...
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trains affected include the 12587/88 Gorakhpur-Jammu Tawi-Gorakhpur Express, 15097/98 Amarnath Express, 12555/56 Gorakhpur-Bathinda-Gorakhpur Express, 15005/06 Gorakhpur-Dehradun-Gorakhpur Express, 15001/02 Muzaffarpur-Dehradun-Muzaffarpur Express, 15011/12 Lucknow-Chandigarh-Lucknow Express, 15043/44 Lucknow-Kathgodam-Lucknow Express, 12559/60 Varanasi-New Delhi-Varanasi Express, 12581/82 Varanasi-New Delhi-Varanasi Express, 15127/28 Varanasi-New Delhi-Varanasi Express, 15119/20 Varanasi-Dehradun-Varanasi Express, 15057/58 Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur Express, 12035/36 Tanakpur-Delhi-Tanakpur Express, and 15020/19 Tanakpur-Dehradun-Tanakpur Express.

The Indian Railways has extended the route of train number 12581/12582, the Banaras-New Delhi-Banaras bi-weekly express, to Ballia railway station for passenger convenience. The extension was officially inaugurated on Tuesday and Wednesday. This train will now operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from Ballia. This will benefit passengers from...
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Chhapra and surrounding areas. The information was released by the Public Relations Officer, Ashok Kumar, in a letter.

Rail services in Ballia district are expanding. The Shalimar-Gorkhpur weekly express will now stop at Belthara Road station starting Monday. This station, selected as an Amrit Bharat Station, is undergoing beautification and expansion. The Banaras-New Delhi Superfast Express will run twice a week from Ballia starting January 30. The...
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train will depart from Ballia at 7:30 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, arriving in New Delhi at 9:45 AM the next day. The return trip will run from New Delhi at 10:50 PM on Tuesdays and Mondays. From June 1st, the train number will change to 22581 and 22582. The Chhapra-Varanasi-Chhapra Intercity Express will now stop at Sahatwar station for two minutes starting Monday, benefiting residents of the surrounding area. The train will arrive in Sahatwar at 5:53 AM and 10:08 PM. A new train route from Ballia to Patna is also planned, with a stop in Sahatwar.

Starting January 30th, the route of the 12581/12582 Banaras-New Delhi-Banaras Express train has been extended to Ballia on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The 12581 Banaras-New Delhi Express will depart Ballia at 7:30 PM, arriving in New Delhi at 9:45 AM. The return journey, 12582 New Delhi-Ballia Express, will depart New Delhi at...
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10:50 PM on Tuesdays and Mondays, reaching Ballia at 1:35 PM.