Indian Railways is offering a special train service from Anand Vihar to Ayodhya from April 27th to June 30th to cater to the increased demand for travel during the Ram Navami festival. This train will run 19 trips up and down each week. The move comes as regular trains between Anand...
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Vihar and Ayodhya, via Bareilly, have been experiencing a high demand for tickets, with many routes showing no availability for the next two months. This special train is expected to ease travel for pilgrims visiting Ayodhya.

Despite the absence of fog and cold weather, train services are facing significant delays. Regular mail and express trains, as well as special trains, are arriving at the Cantt station two to eight hours behind schedule. Passengers are continuously lodging complaints about the inconvenience caused by these delays. On Saturday, the...
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13238 Kota-Patna Express arrived at the Cantt railway station three hours late, reaching at 3:35 PM instead of its scheduled 2:35 PM arrival. Other trains like the 13010 Dehradun Express to Kolkata departed two and a quarter hours behind schedule, the 13308 Ganga-Satluj Express was delayed by five hours, and the 08104 Tata Summer Special was delayed by approximately eight hours. The Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Express, the Sealdah-Lucknow Fair Special, the Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Antyodaya Express, and the Jammu Tawi-Varanasi Begampura Express were delayed by 8.40 hours, 3.40 hours, 2.45 hours, and 3.25 hours respectively. Other special trains passing through Cantt from other major cities arrived with delays. Passengers took to social media, tagging the DRM and other railway board officials, to express their grievances. They reported overcrowding in coaches, water shortages in some compartments, and cooling issues in AC coaches. Railway officials attribute the delays to diversions and blockages caused by ongoing railway projects in various divisions.

Due to non-interlocking work on the Lucknow division of North Railway, there are changes in train operations. The Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express (13009) will run via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow from March 19th to 21st. The Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Howrah Doon Express (13010) will run via Lucknow-Pratapgarh-Varanasi from March 19th to 21st. The Dhanbad-Firozpur...
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Cantt Ganga Satluj Express (13307) will run via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow from March 19th to 21st. The Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express (18103) ran via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow on March 20th. This information was provided by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Dhanbad, and Senior Public Relations Officer, Amaresh Kumar.

Ahead of Holi, long-distance trains are facing a 'no room' situation. Confirming tickets has become difficult with waitlists exceeding 200 in the sleeper class of many trains. There's a high demand for trains on specific dates. Tickets for special Holi trains being run by the railways are also being booked rapidly....
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The railway has announced six Holi special trains running up and down via Bareilly. Bookings have also started for Anand Vihar-Chhapra, Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur and Tanakpur-Madar Holi special trains on different dates. Given the increased demand for trains, the railways are considering running additional Holi special trains.

After the 'pran pratishtha' ceremony at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, many people want to visit and worship Lord Ram. However, all the major trains from Varanasi to Ayodhya are fully booked until February 10th. Almost all classes have waiting tickets. This includes trains like the Patna-Kota Express, Marudhar, Sabarmati, Farakka,...
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Doon Express, and Ganga Satluj.