Due to the Holi festival, train bookings are completely full. Ticket bookings are three times higher than usual days. The longest waiting list is for sleeper class tickets. There is a huge rush for booking tickets on more than 10 trains. In response to this high demand, the railways are preparing...
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to run special trains. Over 250 trains pass through stations like Agra Cantt, Agra Fort, and Raja Ki Mandi daily. Holi is on March 25th and working people are travelling home to celebrate the festival. This has led to long waiting lists for tickets. The trains with the highest booking demand include Malwa Express (12919), Jhelum Express (11077), Mangala Express (12618), Goa Express (12780), Punjab Mail (12138), Kota Express (13238), Chhattisgarh Express (18238), Marudhar Express (14864), Jodhpur-Howrah Superfast (12308), and Mumbai Rajdhani Express (22222).

Indian Railways has announced schedule changes for several trains effective February 29, 2024. Train number 17317, the Hubli-Dadar Express, has revised arrival and departure times between Hubli and Kudachi stations. The changes include: Hubli departure at 15:40 (previously 15:00), Dharwad arrival/departure at 16:02/16:04 (previously 15:18/15:20), and so on. Additionally, several...
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trains have been adjusted or rerouted due to doubling work at Nimballa, Vilad, and Wambori stations. Train number 12628 (New Delhi-KSR Bengaluru Express) will have a 30-minute delay starting from February 24th to 28th. Train number 12627 (KSR Bengaluru-New Delhi Express) will be rerouted through Daund, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Panvel, Kalyan, Igatpuri, and Manmad stations on February 26th and 28th. Similarly, train number 12780 (Hazrat Nizamuddin-Vasco-da-Gama Express) will take a new route via Manmad, Igatpuri, Kalyan, Pune, Kurla, Pune, and Karva on February 26th and 28th. Train number 22685 (Yesvantpur-Chandigarh Express) will be rerouted through Miraj, Pune, Lonavala, Kalyan, and Manmad on February 28th. Train number 16515 (Yesvantpur-Karwar Express) will face a 90-minute delay between Mangalore Jn and Mulki due to safety-related work at Nandikuru station on February 28th.

This notice from Rail Duniya outlines changes to train routes and schedules between February 24th and February 29th, 2024. Several trains, including the New Delhi-Bengaluru Karnataka Superfast (12628), Pune-Howrah Duronto (12221), and Pune-Rani Kamalapati Humsafar Express (22171) will be subject to temporary controls, lasting for 30 minutes, on various dates. The...
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Nizamabad-Pune Express (11410) will take an alternate route between February 26th and February 28th, while the Daund Junction-Nizamabad Express (11409) will follow a different path on February 27th and 29th. Several other trains, including the Kolhapur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Weekly Superfast (12147), Pune-Lucknow Weekly Superfast (12103), and the Pune-Darbhanga Weekly Express (11033), will also experience route and schedule adjustments during this period. The announcement highlights specific dates, train numbers, and affected stations, providing passengers with necessary information to plan their travel.

The Pune-Miraj railway line in the Pune division of Central Railway will undergo track doubling and various engineering, signaling, and telecommunications works from Tangaon-Masur-Shirwade section. This will lead to traffic blockage until February 22nd, resulting in cancellations of certain train services. Trains like the Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express, Kolhapur-Pune trains will be...
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cancelled for 3 to 4 days. Several other trains will also experience schedule changes. Some trains like the Kolhapur-Pune Express (01024) on February 20th, Kolhapur-Pune (01024) and Pune-Kolhapur Express (01023) on February 21st, Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express (11030), Mumbai-Kolhapur Koyna Express (11029) on February 22nd, and Pune-Kolhapur Express (01023) on February 23rd, have been completely canceled. Other trains will be partially canceled. The Kolhapur-Satara DEMU (01542) departing on February 21st and 22nd will terminate at Karad, while the Satara-Kolhapur DEMU (01541) will start its journey from Karad on the same dates. The Pune-Kolhapur Express (11425) departing on February 21st and 22nd will terminate at Satara, and the Kolhapur-Pune Express (11426) will start its journey from Satara on these dates. The Gondia-Kolhapur Maharashtra Express (11040) departing from Gondia on February 21st will terminate at Pune, and the Kolhapur-Gondia Maharashtra Express (11039) departing from Kolhapur on February 22nd will start its journey from Pune. Additionally, several trains like the Hazrat Nizamuddin-Yesvantpur Express (12630) departing from Hazrat Nizamuddin on February 21st, Bengaluru-Jodhpur Express (16505) departing from Bengaluru on February 21st, will be rerouted. The Kolhapur-Mumbai Koyna Express (11030) departing from Kolhapur on February 17th and 18th will depart two hours late at 10:15 AM. The Mysore-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express (12781) departing from Mysore on February 16th, Bengaluru-Jodhpur Express (16534) departing from Bengaluru on February 18th, Pune-Kolhapur Express (11425) departing from Pune on February 19th, Bengaluru-Jodhpur Express (16508) departing from Bengaluru on February 19th, Miraj-Pune Special (01424) departing from Miraj on February 20th, and Hazrat Nizamuddin-Vasco Goa Express (12780) departing from Hazrat Nizamuddin on February 21st will be regulated for various durations within the section.

The Pune Division of Central Railway has announced traffic blocks on the Sangli-Miraj and Daund-Manmad sections for doubling work. This will affect train schedules, with some trains cancelled, others rescheduled, and some regulated. Train No. 01023 Pune – Kolhapur Express special scheduled to depart on January 20, 2024, and Train No....
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12781 Mysore – Hazrat Nizamuddin Express departing from Mysore on January 19, 2024, have been cancelled. Train No. 12221 Pune-Howrah Duronto Express will now leave Pune at 16:45 hrs on January 20, Train No. 22845 Pune – Hatia Express will depart at 14:45 hrs on January 21, and Train No. 11026 Pune- Amravati Express will leave at 15:05 hrs on January 21. Train No. 12780 leaving Hazrat Nizamuddin on January 20 will be regulated for three hours in the Hazrat Nizamuddin – Vasco Goa Express section and Train No. 22171 departing from Pune on January 21 will be regulated for one hour in the Pune – Rani Kamalapati Express section. The railway administration acknowledges the inconvenience caused to passengers but emphasizes the necessity of these measures for the overall improvement of the railway network.