Due to automatic signaling work between Domingarh and Jagatbela, the Lal Kuan-Varanasi City Express train has been cancelled. The 05055 Lal Kuan-Varanasi City Special train scheduled to depart from Lal Kuan on October 14th and 21st, and the 05056 Varanasi City-Lal Kuan Special train scheduled to depart from Varanasi City on...
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October 15th and 22nd, will be cancelled.

Indian Railways has announced several special train services for the upcoming festivals of Dussehra, Chhath, and Diwali in October. These special trains will connect various states including Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. A new special train will operate between Hubli-Rishikesh and Bengaluru-Bhagat ki Kothi during Diwali. Additionally,...
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some train services have been canceled and routes for others have been modified. Travelers can find detailed information on these special trains at railway stations, through the Rail Helpline number 139, or online through the official website www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.

To enhance passenger facilities during the Maha Kumbh, the Prayagraj Junction and Prayagraj Rambag stations will undergo yard remodelling. This will result in the cancellation of some trains on this route, while others will have their routes changed. The Hapa-Naharlagun Special (train number 09525) departing from Hapa on October 16th will...
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be cancelled. The Rameswaram-Banaras Express (train number 22535) running till October 16th will be diverted via Manikpur-Prayagraj Chhivki. The train will halt at Prayagraj Chhivki for 5 minutes. The Banaras-Rameswaram Express (train number 22536) will also follow the same route till October 20th. Additionally, automatic signalling between Dominigarh-Jagatbela on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section and non-interlocking work at Dominigarh station will be undertaken. Due to this, the Lalkuan-Varanasi City Special (train number 05055) will be cancelled on October 14th and 21st, while the Varanasi City-Lalkuan Special (train number 05056) will be cancelled on October 15th and 22nd. Several other trains including the Barouni-New Delhi Special, Darbhanga-New Delhi Special, Katihar-Amritsar Express, Howrah-Kathgodam Express, Jammu Tawi-Bhagalpur Express, Anand Vihar Terminus-Saharsa Express, Naharlagun-Anand Vihar Terminus Express, and Purnea Court-Amritsar Express will be diverted or rescheduled during this period. The Nautanwa-Durg Express will run via Gorakhpur-Bhatni-Mau Cantt-Prayagraj Chhivki on October 19th. On October 27th, the Varanasi City-Lucknow Jn. Krishak Express will be rescheduled for 3 hours and will not halt at Jagatbela station from October 18th to 27th.

Due to pre-non interlocking work from October 14th to 25th, 2024 and non-interlocking work on October 26th and 27th, 2024 at Domingarh station on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section of the North Eastern Railway, several train operations will be affected. Train 13019 Howrah-Kathgodam Express will be diverted from its regular route through...
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Chhapra-Gorakhpur-Barabanki to Chhapra-Aurihar-Varanasi-Jaunpur-Shahganj-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki from October 13th to 26th, 2024. This diversion will skip several stations including Kopa Samhota, Daoudpur, Ekma, Chainwa, Duraunda, Siwan, Jiradei, Marwa, Bankata, Bhatni, Deoria Sadar, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur, Khalilabad, Basti, Babhnan, Mankapur, Gonda, and Jarwal Road. Similarly, Train 13020 Kathgodam-Howrah Express will be diverted from Barabanki-Gonda-Gorakhpur-Chhapra to Barabanki-Ayodhya Cantt-Shahganj-Jaunpur-Varanasi-Aurihar-Chhapra from October 13th to 26th, 2024. This diversion will also skip several stations including Jarwal Road, Gonda, Mankapur, Babhnan, Basti, Khalilabad, Gorakhpur, Chauri Chaura, Deoria Sadar, Bhatni, Bhatpar Rani, Bankata, Marwa, Jiradei, Siwan, Duraunda, Chainwa, Ekma, Daoudpur, and Kopa Samhota. Additionally, Train 05055 Lalkuan-Varanasi City Special will be canceled on October 14th and 21st, 2024, and Train 05056 Varanasi City-Lalkuan Special will be canceled on October 15th and 22nd, 2024. Furthermore, Train 05060 Lalkuan-Howrah Special will be diverted from Gonda-Basti-Gorakhpur to Gonda-Bardhani-Gorakhpur on October 18th and 25th, 2024. This diversion will skip Basti and Khalilabad stations. These changes are being implemented to increase line capacity, reduce train delays, enhance train speed, and introduce additional trains as per passenger demand.

The North Eastern Railway has canceled over 40 trains on the Gorakhpur and Bihar routes from October 14th to three days before Diwali, impacting travelers significantly. An additional 64 train routes have been altered. The cancellations are due to the installation of automatic signaling between Domingarh and Jagatbela on the...
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Gorakhpur-Gonda route. The railway is also implementing a pre-non-interlocking system at Domingarh for the third line between Kusmhi and Gorakhpur Cantt. Passengers can call 139 for information on train status. Trains impacted include 04137/04138 Gwalior-Barauni, 04031/04032 Anand Vihar Terminus-Saharsa, 04493/04494 Gorakhpur-Delhi, 05131/05132 Gorakhpur-Bahraich, and more. Additionally, some trains will operate on altered routes, like 02563/02564 Barauni-New Delhi, 02569/02570 Darbhanga-New Delhi, and 15707/15708 Katihar-Amritsar Express. Certain trains will be shortened, with 02575 Hyderabad-Gorakhpur Special and 09111 Vadodara-Gorakhpur Special terminating at Gomti Nagar. Additionally, 15 trains will experience delays of 30 minutes to 3 hours.