The Indian Railways has extended the running dates of four express trains, including Katihar-Amritsar, to accommodate festive travel. Reservations for these extended trips will be open from Saturday. The 05671 Guwahati-Anand Vihar Express will operate for 12 trips between September 11th and November 27th. The 05672 Anand Vihar Express will run...
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for 12 trips from September 13th to November 29th. The 05734 Katihar-Amritsar Express will operate 11 trips from September 19th to November 28th. The 05733 Amritsar-Katihar Express will run for 11 trips from September 21st to November 30th.

To reduce passenger congestion, four pairs of weekly special trains have extended their services. These include: 05671/05672 (Guwahati-Anand Vihar Terminal-Guwahati) for one trip, 05919/05920 (New Tinsukia-Bhagat Ki Kothi-New Tinsukia) for one trip, 05734/05733 (Katihar-Amritsar-Katihar) for four trips, and 02525/02526 (Kamakhya-Anand Vihar Terminal-Kamakhya) for four trips. The extended service dates and days...
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are: 05671/05672 (August 21st, Wednesday and August 23rd, Friday), 05919/05920 (August 19th, Monday and August 23rd, Friday), 05734/05733 (August 22nd-September 12th, every Thursday and August 24th-September 14th, every Saturday), and 02525/02526 (August 16th-September 6th, every Friday and August 18th-September 8th, every Sunday). The train schedules and stoppages can be found on the IRCTC website and N.F. Railway's social media. Passengers are encouraged to verify this information before traveling.

The LTT-Gorakhpur-LTT Express, currently operated by the Northeast Frontier Railway, might be taken over by the East Central Railway. A representative from the Betia region has requested the Railway Board to extend the route of the LTT-Gorakhpur-LTT Express to Betia. The Railway Board has yet to decide on this request,...
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but it has generated a lot of discussion within the railway department. The move comes amidst concerns about the limited availability of confirmed tickets for Gorakhpur-Mumbai trains. The extension of the route could lead to further difficulties for passengers traveling from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, as the train is already full before reaching Gorakhpur. Furthermore, the Awadh Express, which previously ran from Gorakhpur to Mumbai, has already been extended to Muzaffarpur and then Barouni, resulting in a significant reduction in the number of seats available for Gorakhpur passengers. The article also mentions the introduction of a special express train between Gorakhpur and Jodhpur, as well as a special train running from New Tinsukia to Bhagat Ki Kothi via Gorakhpur. Lastly, a weekly special train will operate between Katihar and Amritsar, passing through Gorakhpur.

Indian Railways is launching two new special trains to cater to the increasing demand during the summer season. The first train, 04829/04830 Jodhpur-Gorakhpur-Jodhpur Special, runs every Thursday starting August 15th, 2024, from Jodhpur to Gorakhpur and back on Fridays. The second train, 05733/05734 Katihar-Amritsar-Katihar via Gorakhpur Special, runs weekly starting August...
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15th, 2024, from Katihar to Amritsar and back. Both trains offer various seating classes, including AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier economy, sleeper class, and general class.

Due to track elevation and interlocking work on the Lucknow and Howrah routes, 16 trains on the Delhi-Howrah route were delayed by up to 13 hours on Friday. This caused inconvenience to passengers, especially during the festive season. 568 passengers refunded their tickets, while 98 were allowed to travel on other...
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trains due to connecting reservations. The delays resulted in long queues at inquiry and ticket refund counters. The delays impacted multiple trains, including the 05636 Guwahati Shri Ganganagar Special (13 hours late), 05734 Katihar Amritsar Special (10 hours late), 15706 Champaran Humsafar (5.5 hours late), Muzaffarnagar Sabarmati Jansadharan Express (4 hours late), 15705 Katihar Champaran Express (11 hours late), 02563 Barauni New Delhi Special (2.5 hours late), 02569 Darbhanga New Delhi (2.5 hours late), 19670 Patliputra Udaipur Special (2.5 hours late).