On Sunday, a track maintenance vehicle, a Unimet machine, derailed at Jiwdhara station on the Muzaffarpur-Bapudham railway line, disrupting train operations from 1:15 pm onwards. This incident affected 19 trains. Three passenger trains were cancelled, six trains had their destinations shortened, and the routes of 10 express trains were changed,...
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including the 19270 Muzaffarpur-Porbandar express. The track was repaired by 10 pm and train operations resumed. The three cancelled passenger trains were the 05259 Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj, 05287 Muzaffarpur-Raxaul, and 05508 Mehsi-Raxaul MEMU trains. The 15216 Narkatiaganj-Intercity train was terminated at Semra station, and the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj MEMU passenger train was stopped at Jiwdhara. Passengers on the three cancelled passenger trains faced difficulties as they had already boarded the 05259 and 05508 trains. The sudden cancellation led to confusion and a crowd gathered at the inquiry counter, leading to a near riot situation. The RPF managed to control the crowd.

On January 22nd, the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony for Ram Lalla will take place in Ayodhya, attracting devotees from across India. To accommodate this influx, the railway is planning to run four 'Aastha Special' trains from Muzaffarpur. Additionally, six weekly trains will pass through Ayodhya, carrying devotees. While the exact timing of...
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the 'Aastha Special' trains is unconfirmed, they are likely to begin running after January 25th, two days following the inauguration of the temple. Special train arrangements include a dedicated rack for each train originating from Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Barauni, and Darbhanga. These trains will commence operation upon receiving the green light from the Railway Board. Currently, six weekly trains, including the 19166 Sabarmati Express (running three days a week), the 19616 Kaviguru Express (running once a week), the 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express (running three days a week), the 14017 Sadbhavana Express (running only on Fridays), the 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express (departing from Muzaffarpur on Sundays), and the 13509 Asansol-Gonda Express (running once a week), all pass through Ayodhya. These trains are subject to heightened security measures, including the deployment of dog squads.

The Indian Railways is implementing double-tracking work on the Tulsi Nagar-Mалиपुर-Jafarganj section of the Barabanki-Ayodhya Cantt-Shahganj-Jafrabad rail line in the Lucknow division of North Railway. Due to this work, the following trains will be rerouted and rescheduled from January 10th to 19th, 2024: * 12226 Delhi-Azamgarh Kaifiyat Express (from Delhi on Jan...
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10-19) will be rerouted via Lucknow-Sultanpur-Jaunpur Jn.-Jaunpur City-Shahganj. * 14017 Raxaul-Anand Vihar Terminal Sadbhavana Express (from Raxaul on Jan 18) will be rerouted via Jafrabad-Sultanpur-Lucknow. * 14018 Anand Vihar Terminal-Raxaul Sadbhavana Express (from Anand Vihar Terminal on Jan 17) will be rerouted via Lucknow-Sultanpur-Jafrabad. * 15025 Mau-Anand Vihar Terminal Express (from Mau on Jan 14) will be rerouted via Shahganj-Jaunpur Jn.-Jaunpur City-Sultanpur-Lucknow. * 13509 Asansol-Gonda Weekly Express (from Asansol on Jan 16) will be rerouted via Mau-Gorakhpur-Gonda. * 13510 Gonda-Asansol Weekly Express (from Gonda on Jan 17) will be rerouted via Gonda-Gorakhpur-Mau. * 14649 Jaynagar-Amritsar Saryu Yamuna Express (from Jaynagar on Jan 16 and 19) will be rerouted via Chhapra-Gorakhpur-Barabanki. * 14650 Amritsar-Jaynagar Saryu Yamuna Express (from Amritsar on Jan 15 and 17) will be rerouted via Barabanki-Gorakhpur-Chhapra. Additionally, the following train will be rescheduled: * 12225 Azamgarh-Delhi Kaifiyat Express (from Azamgarh on Jan 17) will be rescheduled to depart at 5:25 PM instead of 4:25 PM.

On January 22nd, a grand ceremony to enshrine the idol of Lord Ram, known as 'Pran Pratishtha,' will take place at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. The event is generating immense excitement among devotees, leading to a surge in demand for train tickets to Ayodhya from Muzaffarpur Junction. Many trains,...
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including the 19166 Sabarmati Express, 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express, 19616 Kaviguru Express, 14017 Sadbhavana Express, and 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express, are fully booked or have waiting lists for sleeper class tickets between January 18th and 21st. Only AC class seats are available on some trains, but those are also getting booked rapidly. The Baba Sarveswaranath temple in Ayodhya will illuminate 5100 lamps on January 22nd as part of the celebrations. The temple will be adorned with flowers and special poojas will be performed. The family of Sanjay, a martyr of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, has been invited to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. In Muzaffarpur, volunteers have distributed 'akshta' (blessed rice) in villages, urging people to light at least five lamps and participate in bhajans on January 22nd.

Due to interlocking work at Shahganj Balwai and Tulsi Nagar railway stations in the Lucknow division of North Railways, nine trains passing through Bareilly Junction will be affected from December 12 to 16. Train numbers 14017 and 14018 (Sadbhavana Express) have been canceled between December 7-14 and December 6-13 respectively....
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Train numbers 13009 and 13010 (Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh) will be operated on altered routes via Varanasi, Ma Bela Devi Pratapgarh and Lucknow from December 10 to 15. Train numbers 15934 (Amritsar-New Tinsukia) on December 15, 14649 (Jaynagar-Amritsar Sarayu Yamuna Express) on December 8, 10, 12, and 15, 14650 (Amritsar-Jaynagar Sarayu Yamuna Express) on December 11 and 13, 15715 (Kishanganj-Ajmer Garib Nawaz Express) on December 8, 10, 12, and 15, and 15716 (Ajmer-Kishanganj Garib Nawaz Express) on December 7, 11, 12, and 14 will be operating on diverted routes.