Diwali will be celebrated on October 31st and Chhath Puja from November 6th to 8th. Despite these festivals being more than three months away, train tickets are already fully booked. Trains from Prayagraj to various cities in Bihar are already on waiting lists, and the same situation is seen for trains...
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arriving in Delhi and Mumbai for Diwali. Abhishek Ojha, who works in a company in Gurugram, needs to travel to Prayagraj for Diwali. He checked for reservations on the Prayagraj, Rewa, and Shiv Ganga Express trains departing from Delhi on October 29th, but found waiting lists for both AC 3 and Sleeper class. Similarly, Rashmi Shukla from Kidganj needs to travel from Mumbai for Diwali. She checked for reservations on the Lokmanya Tilak-Prayagraj Duronto Express on October 28th, but found a waiting list of 119 for the 3rd AC class on train number 12293.

The Khandwa railway station is undergoing installation of an automatic NI system for improved train operations. This system, expected to be operational by July 22nd, will connect the Akola-Indore rail line with the Bhusawal-Itarsi route via track interlocking. The new system aims to enhance efficiency, including connecting Platform 3 (Indore...
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route) to Platform 5 (Bhusawal-Sanawad route), enabling MEMU train operations between Bhusawal and Sanawad via Khandwa, a request made by local residents and MP Gyaneshwar Patil to the Railway Minister. Currently, MEMU trains are routed via Mathela to Bhusawal for maintenance. The new system will also allow trains to access Platforms 1, 3, and 6, reducing time spent on shunting and avoiding delays caused by manual operations. This computerized system is expected to significantly decrease the chances of accidents. The schedule for Khandwa-Sanawad MEMU and Bhir Shuttle trains has been suspended until July 22nd, with individual train schedules being adjusted daily. Trains traveling via Khandwa to Mumbai, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar will operate as per schedule until July 8th. However, six trains, including the 11057 CMS-Amritsar Express, 22177 CMS-Banaras, 12720 Hyderabad-Jaipur, 22538 LTT-Gorakhpur, 12628 Nanded, and 22130 Ayodhya Cantt-LTT will experience delays on July 8th and 9th.