Indian Railways has announced the operation of a new summer special train from Samastipur to Mumbai starting on Friday. This train, numbered 01043/01044, will run as a Lokmanya Tilak-Samastipur-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Special. It will depart from Lokmanya Tilak at 12:15 PM every Thursday and reach Samastipur at 9:15 PM the next...
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day. The return journey will depart from Samastipur at 11:20 PM on Friday and arrive at Lokmanya Tilak at 7:40 PM on Sunday. This train will run until June 27th from Mumbai and June 28th from Samastipur. The route from Samastipur will pass through Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Patliputra, Pandit Deen Dayal, Prayagraj, and Chivki. Currently, the only train connecting the division to Mumbai is the Pawan Express, which is fully booked for several months. Additionally, another special train, the Saharsa-Sirhind-Saharsa Weekly Summer Special, numbered 05565/05566, will operate till June 27th. It will depart from Saharsa every Thursday at 7:30 PM, reaching Sirhind via Samastipur on Saturday. The return journey from Sirhind will depart at 2:00 PM every Saturday and will run until June 29th. There are currently 12 pairs of summer special trains operating in the division. Reservations are open for those wishing to travel on these special trains.

To manage the rush during summer, two additional summer special trains will operate through Samastipur. The 01043/01044 Lokmanya Tilak-Samastipur-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Special train will run from June 28th, departing Lokmanya Tilak every Thursday at 12:15 PM and arriving in Samastipur the next day at 9:15 PM. The return journey will start...
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from Samastipur at 11:20 PM on Fridays and reach Lokmanya Tilak at 7:40 AM on Sundays. This train will operate until June 27th from Mumbai and June 28th from Samastipur. The train will pass through Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, Patliputra, Pt Deen Dayal, Prayagraj, and Chivki on its route. Currently, the only train to Mumbai is the Pawan Express, which is fully booked for the next few months. The 05565/05566 Saharsa-Sirhind-Saharsa Weekly Summer Special train will operate until June 27th. It will depart from Saharsa every Thursday at 7:30 PM and reach Sirhind on Saturdays. The return journey from Sirhind will be every Saturday at 2:00 PM. The train will operate until June 29th. Currently, 12 pairs of summer special trains are already running in the division. Reservations are available for all special trains.

Due to the ongoing farmers' protest in Punjab, Indian Railways has diverted 25 trains, including six special trains, until May 16th. These trains travel between Bareilly and Punjab and Jammu. They will now take an alternative route via Jakhal-Dhuri Junction-Ludhiana and Ambala Cantt-Chandigarh-New Morinda-Sirhind-Sanehwal. Consequently, ticket bookings for trains from Bareilly...
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Junction to Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Pathankot, and Jammu have stopped. Passengers who had already booked tickets are seeking refunds. Despite the start of the holiday season, people are postponing their travel plans.

Due to ongoing farmer protests at Shambu Station in Ambala, Indian Railways has announced an alert till May 16th, diverting 66 trains and short terminating several others at Ambala. The protests, which started on April 17th, have caused disruptions to train schedules, with many running on alternative routes and experiencing delays....
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Passengers have faced inconvenience with cancellations and delays, particularly on May 14th, 15th, and 16th. The diverted trains include the 15707 Katihar-Amritsar, 04651 Jaynagar-Amritsar, 12204 Amritsar-Saharsa, 12203 Saharsa-Amritsar, and 15708 Amritsar-Katihar on various dates. Additionally, trains like the 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Express and 05565 Saharsa-Sirhind Special have been short terminated at Ambala Cantt. The situation is expected to continue until May 16th, with all major trains using alternative routes via Moradabad.

Due to the farmers' protests at Shambhu station in Ambala, Punjab, several trains passing through Uttar Pradesh have been canceled and 32 trains will operate on modified routes. This disruption will affect train travel until May 11th. Passengers are advised to check for updates and prepare for potential delays. Specific train...
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routes and changes have been listed for trains traveling between May 8th and 11th. Additionally, there will be a two-month block on the Jaipur Junction station starting May 12th for redevelopment. This will affect train operations and routes, including the Jaisalmer-Kathgodam Express and Kathgodam-Jaisalmer Express from May 29th to August 7th.