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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 Indian Railways is running a special train between Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru and Tiruchchirappalli to accommodate the extra rush of passengers during the festival season. The train will make one round trip, departing from Bengaluru on January 12th at 2:30 PM and arriving in Tiruchchirappalli at 11:30 PM. It...
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will then leave Tiruchchirappalli at 4:45 AM on January 13th and arrive back in Bengaluru at noon. The train will consist of 20 coaches, including AC two-tier, AC three-tier, Sleeper Class, General Second Class, and Luggage-cum-Brakevans/disabled coaches. Passengers can find more information on the Indian Railways website, by calling 139, or by contacting their nearest railway station. In other railway news, several trains are being regulated or diverted due to maintenance works and engineering works. Train No. 12628 New Delhi-KSR Bengaluru Express will be regulated for 60 minutes in the Central Railway jurisdiction from January 10th to 20th. Train No. 12780 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Vasco-da-Gama Express will be regulated for over 2.5 hours in the Central Railway jurisdiction on January 10th, 13th, 15th, and 20th. Train No. 16508 KSR Bengaluru-Jodhpur Express, departing on January 10th, and Train No. 16210 Mysuru-Ajmer Express, which started on January 9th, will be diverted to run via Ahmedabad Jn., Sabarmati A Cabin, Sabarmati Jn., Chandlodiya, and Khodiyar stations on the Western Railway. Train Nos. 12577/12578 Darbhanga-Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Weekly Superfast Express will have a two-minute temporary stoppage at Patna Saheb on the East Central Railway from January 10th to 23rd to commemorate the 357th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Govind Singhji Maharaj. Lastly, the routes of Train Nos. 15023 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur, 12591 Gorakhpur-Yesvantpur, and 15024 Yesvantpur-Gorakhpur on the Northern Railway have been revised due to yard remodelling work in the Lucknow division, and details are available on their website.

The South Western Railway has introduced experimental stoppages for two trains at Kuppam station for three months. Train No. 07153 Narasapur-SMVT Bengaluru Express will arrive/depart Kuppam at 7.07 a.m./7.08 a.m. starting its journey from Narasapur on Fridays, while Train No. 07154 SMVT Bengaluru-Narasapur Express will arrive/depart Kuppam at 12.15 p.m./12.16 p.m....
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commencing from SMVT Bengaluru on Saturdays. Additionally, Train No. 17301 Mysuru-Belagavi Express and Train No. 17302 Belagavi-Mysuru Express will see an increase in speed from January 1, 2024. Several other trains will experience time adjustments and some will be diverted due to safety-related works. The South Central Railway has diverted trains due to ongoing safety-related works, including Train No. 12509 SMVT Bengaluru-Guwahati Express, Train No. 18111 Tatanagar-Yesvantpur Express, Train No. 18637 Hatia-SMVT Bengaluru Express, Train No. 12835 Hatia-SMVT Bengaluru Express, and Train No. 12889 Tatanagar-SMVT Bengaluru Express. The East Coast Railway has added an extra AC three-tier coach to Train No. 12845 Bhubaneswar-SMVT Bengaluru Weekly Express and Train No. 12846 SMVT Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar Weekly Express to accommodate the extra rush of passengers. Several trains have been extended in service, including Train No. 07355 SSS Hubballi-Rameswaram, Train No. 07356 Rameswaram-SSS Hubballi, Train No. 07377 Vijayapura-Mangaluru Jn., and Train No. 07378 Mangaluru Jn.-Vijayapura Express. The East Coast Railway has added an experimental stoppage for Train No. 18463/18464 Bhubaneswar-KSR Bengaluru-Bhubaneswar Prashanti Express at Nirakarpur Railway Station. Train No. 18463 will arrive at 6.27 a.m. and depart at 6.29 a.m. from Nirakarpur starting its journey from Bhubaneswar on December 31. Train No. 18464 will arrive at 5.05 p.m. and depart at 5.07 p.m. from Nirakarpur starting its journey from KSR Bengaluru on Fridays.

The Central Railway's Pune division has announced a rail block for doubling the Sangli-Miraj railway line and remodeling the Miraj railway yard. This block will affect several trains between December 26th, 2023 and January 6th, 2024. Several trains, including 01023/24 Pune-Kolhapur Pune Special, 22155/56 Kalburgi Kolhapur Kalburgi, 01423/24 Pune Miraj Pune...
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Special, 11412/11 Miraj Parli Vaijnath Miraj DEMU Express, 01546/45 Miraj Kurduwadi Miraj DEMU Special, 01543/44 Miraj Kolhapur Miraj DEMU Special, 01547 Miraj Kolhapur DEMU Special, and 01549/50 Sangli Miraj Sangli DEMU Special will be completely canceled. Additionally, some trains including 11404 Kolhapur Nagpur Express, 11045 Kolhapur Dhanbad Diksha Bhoomi Express, 12494 Miraj Hazrat Nizamuddin Darshan Express, and 16541 Yashwantpur Pandharpur Express will be canceled on specific dates. Several other trains including 11040/39 Gondia Kolhapur Gondia Maharashtra Express, 16589/90 Bengaluru Miraj Bengaluru Rani Chennamma Express, 17415/16 Kolhapur Tirupati Kolhapur Hari Priya Express, 11046 Dhanbad Kolhapur Diksha Bhoomi Express, and 11403 Nagpur Kolhapur Express will be partially canceled with altered routes. Trains like 16210 Mysuru Ajmer Express, 16508 Bengaluru Jodhpur Express, and 16506 Bengaluru Gandhidham Express will also have altered routes on specific dates. Travelers are advised to check the Indian Railways website or helpline number 139 for updated information on their train journeys.