Indian Railways will run a weekly superfast special train between Pune and Gorakhpur during Diwali and Chhath festivals. The train, numbered 01431, will depart Pune every Friday at 4:15 PM on October 25th and November 1st, 2024 and arrive at Gorakhpur the next day at 8:40 PM. The return train, 01432,...
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will leave Gorakhpur every Saturday at 11:25 PM on October 26th and November 2nd, 2024, reaching Pune on Monday at 6:25 AM. The train will stop at Daund Chord Line, Ahmednagar, Belapur, Kopargaon, Manmad, Bhusaval, Khandwa, Itarsi, Bhopal, Bina, Virangna Rani Laxmibai Jhansi Junction, Orai, Kanpur, Lucknow, Barabanki, Gonda, Mankapur Junction, Basti, and Khalilabad. Reservations will open on September 5th, 2024, at all Computerized Reservation Centres and on the IRCTC website.

Passengers at Pune railway station are facing significant delays of up to 15-20 hours on various long-distance trains, including the Pune-Santragachi Humsafar Express and the Pune-Gorakhpur Express. These delays are causing widespread frustration, with passengers complaining of last-minute notifications and disrupted travel plans. Train number 20821 was delayed by over 14...
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hours on one occasion, and train number 01432 was delayed by 19 hours. The Pune railway division acknowledges the issue, attributing it to delays in trains arriving from other zones, but passengers are demanding a permanent solution.

Passengers traveling on long-distance trains are facing difficulties due to delays. Trains arriving in Lucknow from mountainous regions are running 5 to 20 hours late. The main reason for the delay is attributed to heavy traffic load on railway lines. This is due to the operation of summer special trains along...
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with regular trains. To accommodate the special trains, regular trains are being held midway, leading to ongoing delays. On Saturday, train number 01431 Pune-Gorakhpur via Lucknow was reported to be 20 hours late. Other delayed trains include 05326 LTT-Gorakhpur via Lucknow (11 hours), 04057 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar via Lucknow (9 hours), 05654 Jammu Tawi-Guwahati via Lucknow (8 hours), 02204 Garib Rath (5.5 hours), 04311 Dehradun Special (5.5 hours), and 13152 Kolkata Express (4.5 hours). These delays are causing significant inconvenience to passengers.

On Monday, several train passengers faced extreme heat due to AC failures on six trains, including Shram Shakti and Humsafar. Passengers took to Twitter to complain to the Railway Minister, General Manager, and Divisional Railway Manager. Engineers attended to the trains upon their arrival at Kanpur Central station. The trains departed...
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10-20 minutes late after the AC was fixed. One passenger, Aryav, tweeted about the AC failure in his Shram Shakti train (12452) from Kanpur Central, reporting that it had been malfunctioning for over an hour. Another passenger, Shubham Kumar, tweeted about the AC failure in the B-15 compartment of the Humsafar train (22460) from Anand Vihar Terminal to Madhupur. The train arrived at platform 6 at 5:30 pm and departed at 5:55 pm after engineers fixed the AC. The AC in the B-1 compartment of the North East Express (12505) from Anand Vihar to Kamakhya also failed near Aligarh. It was fixed at Kanpur Central after being reported on Twitter. Engineers also attended to AC failures on three other trains: the Barmer-Pune-Gorakhpur Summer Special, and two other unidentified trains. The Public Relations Officer of the Prayagraj Division, Amit Singh, stated that the AC issues were due to the heat and that they were being addressed upon receiving complaints. The Gorakhpur-Pune Special (01432) arrived at Kanpur Central station at 8:20 pm on Monday, delayed by 38 hours. The train set a new record for lateness. Other trains also experienced delays: the Gorakhpur-LTT Special (01124) was delayed by 18 hours, the Gaya-Anand Vihar Special (03635) by 10 hours, the Barauni-Delhi Station (04061) by 10 hours, and the Anand Vihar-Puri Express (18428) by 14.5 hours.