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Starting July 1st, 119 special trains operating under the Lucknow division of the North Railways will be converted to regular passenger trains, reverting to their original numbers. This change will also reduce ticket fares. Previously, these special trains were identified with a '0' at the beginning of their numbers, leading to...
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higher fares. The change affects various train lines, including the Farakka Express (new numbers 15733/15743 and 15734/15744), MEMU trains, and passenger trains. The change is expected to reduce fares by up to 50%. For example, the Lucknow-Kanpur MEMU (04213) will now be 64203, and the Lucknow-Prayagraj Sangam Passenger (04255) will be 54253. The article also provides examples of new fares, such as a reduction from INR 45 to INR 20 for the Lucknow-Kanpur route.

The Railway Board has put a hold on restoring the original numbers of MEMU and passenger trains, which was scheduled to happen on July 1st. Instead, the new timetable will be implemented on January 1st, 2025. The Board has ordered to keep the MEMU and passenger trains running with their...
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existing special train numbers (with zero prefix). The Railway Board will issue guidelines regarding the fare for these trains. The Farakka Express will also change its number on July 1st. The new number for Balurghat-Bathinda Farakka Express will be 15733/15743 instead of the old number 13413/13483. Similarly, the new number for Bathinda-Balurghat Farakka Express will be 15734/15744, replacing the old number 13414/13484. The fares of MEMU trains will be adjusted from January 1st, 2025. The MEMU trains have been running as special trains with zero prefixed numbers since the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to express train fares being charged instead of passenger train fares. As a result, the fares for MEMU trains have significantly increased. For example, the fare from Kanpur to Lucknow, which was ₹20, has gone up to ₹45. Currently, MEMU trains are operating as special trains between Lucknow-Kanpur, Ayodhya Cantt, Utretia-Shivpur, and passenger trains are operating as special trains between Prayagraj Sangam, Balamou, and Shahjahanpur.

Starting July 1st, special trains operating in the Lucknow railway division will revert to their original numbers and become regular passenger trains. This change will apply to 119 trains across the Lucknow, Moradabad, and Ambala divisions. Previously, these trains had special numbers beginning with '0' and charged higher fares. ...
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The change will result in reduced fares, potentially by up to 50%. For example, the Farakka Express will switch to its old numbers 15733/15743 and 15734/15744 respectively. The article provides a list of specific trains and their new numbers, along with an estimated fare reduction for various destinations from Lucknow.

Eastern Railway has permanently added coaches to several popular mail/express trains in May 2024 to address the increasing passenger demand. This includes adding an AC-3 tier coach to the Howrah-Lal Kuan-Howrah Express (12353/12354), Howrah-Bhopal-Howrah Express (13025/13026), and Howrah-Jamalpur-Howrah Express (13071/13172), an AC-2 tier coach to the Howrah-Jamalpur-Howrah Express (13071/13172), a sleeper...
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class coach to the Godda-New Delhi-Godda Humsafar Express (12349/12350), Malda Town-Patna-Malda Town Express (13415/13416), Kolkata-Balurghat-Kolkata Express (13161/13162), and two sleeper class coaches to the Malda Town-Patna-Malda Town Express (13415/13416) and Kolkata-Balurghat-Kolkata Express (13161/13162), and a second-class seating coach to the Sealdah-Lalgola-Sealdah Bhagirathi Express (13103/13104). Additionally, 272 coaches have been temporarily added to various trains to handle the peak season. Eastern Railway has also converted two rakes of the Sealdah-Bamanhat-Sealdah Uttarbanga Express (13147/13148) from ICF to LHB coaches, aiming to provide a safer and more comfortable journey for passengers.