Due to doubling work on the Sagauli-Narkatiaganj section of the Samastipur division of East Central Railway, train operations will be diverted from August 6th to 8th. Trains will run via Narkatiaganj-Sikta-Raxual-Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur instead of Narkatiaganj-Bapudham Motihari-Muzaffarpur. Additionally, the 12212 Anand Vihar Terminus-Muzaffarpur Express, the 12557 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Terminus Express, the 15052 Gorakhpur-Kolkata...
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Express, the 15273 Raxual-Anand Vihar Terminus Express, the 15274 Anand Vihar Terminus-Raxual Express, the 15653 Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Express, the 15705 Katihar-Delhi Express, the 15706 Delhi-Katihar Express, the 19037 Bandra Terminus-Barauni Express, and the 19038 Barauni-Bandra Terminus Express will be diverted during this period. The 19038 Barauni-Bandra Terminus Express departing from Barauni on August 7th will be rescheduled by 120 minutes. The 15910 Lalganj-Dibrugarh Awadh Assam Express departing from Lalganj on August 8th, 15th, 28th, and September 4th, 8th, 11th, and 16th will be rescheduled by 4 hours due to point renewal work at Hapur station in the Moradabad division. The 15003 Kanpur Anwarganj-Gorakhpur Chouri Chaura Express and the 15004 Gorakhpur-Kanpur Anwarganj Chouri Chaura Express will not stop at Prayagraj Rambag station from August 1st to 13th due to block work.

Due to high demand for train tickets during the upcoming festive season, including Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja, Indian Railways has announced the operation of special trains. A train will operate between Sialdah and Vadodara every Tuesday from October 1st to November 26th, departing at 8 am from Sialdah and...
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reaching Prayagraj Junction at 11 pm. From Prayagraj Junction, the train will depart for Vadodara the next day at 8 pm. A second train will run from Vadodara to Prayagraj Junction every Thursday, departing at 4:45 pm from Vadodara and arriving at Prayagraj Junction at 10:50 am the next day. Additionally, there will be trains running between Udhana and Chhapra, departing from Udhana every Wednesday at 10:50 pm, arriving at Prayagraj Chheoki Junction the next day at 7:35 pm and reaching Chhapra the following morning at 7 am. Another train will depart from Chhapra every Friday at 10 am, reaching Prayagraj Chheoki Junction at 9:20 am and Udhana at 6:30 pm the next day. In other news, the ongoing construction work at Prayagraj Rambag Railway Station for the Maha Kumbh has been extended until August 13th, leading to the cancellation of 17 trains' stops at this station until that date. The station is undergoing construction for a new platform and development of lines 4 and 5.

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.

Northeastern Railway (NER) is adding four general coaches to 30 trains starting November. This is to ease overcrowding, particularly during festivals when many passengers struggle to find seats in reserved coaches and resort to general compartments. The increased general coaches will improve travel conditions for passengers, especially on routes like Gorakhpur-Kochuveli,...
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Gorakhpur-Sikandrabad, Gorakhpur-Yashwantpur, Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak, Gorakhpur-Okha, and more. The specific dates for these additions are listed below.