The North Eastern Railway's Lucknow division will implement a mega block on the Gorakhpur-Gonda and Kusmhi-Gorakhpur rail lines in two phases from October 14th to 27th. Due to this, 10 trains have been cancelled, 34 trains will be rerouted, and 7 trains will be delayed by 2 hours. Additionally, 4 trains...
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will have temporary stops at intermediate stations. These disruptions are expected to cause inconvenience for passengers during the festive season.

Indian Railways is running a special festival train, the Amritसर-Katihar Weekly Festival Special Train, from September 18th to November 29th. The train will operate on Wednesdays from Katihar and Fridays from Amritसर, making 11 trips in total. It will stop at Bareli, Shahajahanpur, and Muradabad. Additionally, from September 18th to 24th,...
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Indian Railways will provide stopovers at Rudki station for various trains to accommodate pilgrims traveling to the Sahir Pak Urs in Kalier. This includes the 14617 Purnea Court-Amritसर Janseva Express, 15211 Darbhanga-Amritसर Jannayak Express, 15531 Saharsa-Amritसर Jansadharan Express, 12237 Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Express, 12358 Amritसर-Kolkata Superfast, and 12492 Jammu Tawi-Barauni Express, among other trains.

The Indian Railways has added stops at Rudki railway station for several trains in anticipation of the Kaler Mela, a religious gathering. Pooja Nanda, a member of the Railway Advisory Board, thanked the station superintendent and other officials for this decision. The new stops are intended to provide convenience for pilgrims...
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traveling to Piran Kaliyar, a prominent religious site in Uttarakhand. Previously, pilgrims faced difficulties due to the lack of train stops at Rudki, forcing them to travel by road. To address this, Nanda had submitted a request to the station superintendent. The additional train stops will include the Janseva Express (14617), Darbhanga Amritsar Jan Nayak Express (15211), Saharsa Amritsar Jansadharan Express (15531), Begampura Express (12237), Rishikesh Jammu Yog Nagri Express (14605), Himgiri Express (12331), Moradhwaj Superfast (12491), Dhanbad Jalandhar Durgana Express (12357), and other down trains starting from September 10th. A special train, 064307, has been introduced from Moradabad to Rudki for the Mela. Nanda expressed gratitude to the officials and also requested proper signage and signal boards to be installed at the station due to ongoing construction.

Chandigarh Railway Station's platforms 2 and 3 will be closed from August 20th to 31st for upgrades. The station is undergoing renovations, with platform 1 already completed and handed over to the Chandigarh railway administration. The construction company will now upgrade platforms 2 and 3. These platforms are currently being demolished...
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and construction has begun. During this period, some trains will operate from Ambala, Kharar, and Mohali. Traffic marshals will be deployed to guide passengers. Other upgrades include connecting the concourse and installing signals. The decision to close platforms 2 and 3 was approved on August 20th. As a result of the upgrades, eight trains have had their schedules adjusted and six trains have been temporarily terminated, operating from Ambala and other stations. Train numbers 15011-12 will operate from Ambala, 14629-30 from SAS Mohali, 12241-42 from Kharar, and 15531-32 from Saharsa to Amritsar via Ambala Cantt and Saneval.

Chandigarh Railway Station's Platform Number 1 has reopened for passengers after being closed for renovation from July 12 to August 17. Around 20-25 trains, including the New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi and Kalka-New Delhi Shatabdi, will now operate from Platform 1. Eight trains that were short-terminated during the renovation will now operate...
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from Chandigarh instead of Ambala. These include trains like 15011/12 (Lucknow-Chandigarh), 12527/28 (Ramnagar-Chandigarh), 12449 (Chandigarh-Madgaon), and 15531/32 (Saharsa-Amritsar). This information was provided by Navin Kumar, Senior Commercial Manager of the Ambala Division.