Diwali falls on November 1st this year, followed by Chhath Puja on November 7th and 8th. With these festivals still two months away, train tickets are already nearly fully booked. Trains to and from Bhopal from cities like Mumbai, Pune, Gorakhpur, and Delhi are experiencing long waiting lists for Diwali travel....
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This is further complicated by the ongoing railway infrastructure development work, leading to cancellations and route changes for several trains, especially those traveling to Delhi, Mumbai, and Bihar. The high demand for tickets due to the festival season has resulted in waiting lists exceeding 80 for some trains, while others traveling to UP and Bihar have no waiting tickets available.

Heavy rainfall in Mumbai and Vadodara, Gujarat, has caused delays in passenger trains traveling on the Jhansi-Kanpur railway line. The trains arrived up to six and a half hours late, causing inconvenience to passengers traveling to Kanpur, Lucknow, and Gorakhpur. The delays were due to disruptions caused by the heavy rainfall...
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in Gujarat and Maharashtra. The Jhansi division’s Public Relations Officer, Manoj Kumar Singh, has stated that train operations will resume their usual schedule once the rainfall subsides.

Due to maintenance work on the washable apron of platform number one at Lucknow Junction Railway Station, the North Eastern Railway Lucknow Division has announced a block until September 18th. This will cause several train services to be affected. Some trains will operate from other stations like Aishbagh and Gomtinagar, while...
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others will experience platform changes. For example, the 15054 Chhapra Express will operate from Gomtinagar Station from August 20th to September 18th. Additionally, the 15053 Chhapra-Lucknow Express will only reach Gomtinagar Station from August 19th to September 17th. The 12531 Gorakhpur-Lucknow Express will terminate at Aishbagh from August 20th to September 18th, and the 12532 Lucknow-Gorakhpur Express will depart from Aishbagh during the same period. Further changes include the 15009 Gorakhpur-Mailani Express, which will not reach Lucknow Junction and will operate from Daliganj to Mailani from August 19th to September 17th. Similarly, the 15010 Mailani-Gorakhpur Express will depart from Daliganj instead of Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. The 12180 Agra Fort-Lucknow Junction Express will reach Aishbagh Station at 12.30 pm and not proceed to Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. The 12179 Lucknow Junction-Agra Fort Express will depart from Aishbagh at 4 pm instead of Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. The 15011 Lucknow Junction-Chandigarh Express will operate with a one-hour delay from Lucknow Junction from August 20th to September 18th. In a separate incident, two ticket touts were arrested by the North Eastern Railway Security Force Crime Information Branch from Vijay Khand in Gomtinagar while operating an illegal ticket business from a shop. They were found with 26 e-tickets and subsequently arrested and sent to jail.

The Lucknow Junction railway station will undergo maintenance work on its platform number 1 from August 19th to September 18th, impacting the operations of several trains. During this period, some trains will be operated from Aishbagh and Gomtinagar stations, while others will have their platforms adjusted. Specific details include: * Train 12529,...
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12209, and 12534 will operate from different platforms. * Train 15206, 12535, 15204, 15008, and 15070 will also use different platforms. * Train 15054 will operate from Gomtinagar station from August 20th to September 18th. * Train 15053 will terminate at Gomtinagar station from August 19th to September 17th. * Train 12531 will terminate at Aishbagh station from August 20th to September 18th. * Train 12532 will depart from Aishbagh station from August 20th to September 18th. * Train 15009 will not reach Lucknow Junction and will operate from Daliganj station to Mailani from August 19th to September 17th. * Train 15010 will operate from Daliganj to Gorakhpur from August 20th to September 18th. * Train 12180 will reach Aishbagh station at 12:30 PM from August 20th to September 18th, not reaching Lucknow Junction. * Train 12179 will depart from Aishbagh station at 4 PM from August 20th to September 18th instead of Lucknow Junction. * Train 15011 will depart from Lucknow Junction with a one-hour delay from August 20th to September 18th.

Due to track work at Jaitipur station in Lucknow division, four trains bound for Lucknow were delayed for approximately two to two and a half hours at Lucknow Central Station on Sunday. Passengers took to Twitter to complain about the delay, with some attempting to create a commotion. However, the railway...
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and RPF staff explained the reason for the blockage. The track work at Jaitipur station resulted in a blockage between 8:50 AM and 10:00 AM on Sunday, halting train movement on the Lucknow-Kanpur route. Four trains, namely MEMU 04296 from Kanpur to Lucknow, Yashvantpur Gorakhpur Express 12522, Pushpak 12534, and Gorakhpur Ahmedabad 19409, were held at Central Station for two to two and a half hours. After the blockage was cleared, the trains were allowed to proceed.