On Wednesday evening, a boulder fell on the Mumbai-bound track between Aatgaon and Asangaon stations, disrupting train services between Kasara and Mumbai. The incident occurred around 9:40 PM, affecting the movement of trains towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, including the 22224 Sainagar Shirdi-CSMT Vande Bharat Express, 11072 Ballia-LTT Kamayani Express, and...
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12108 Sitapur-LTT Express. While trains heading towards Kasara were operating normally, the UP line towards Mumbai remained closed for debris removal. Meanwhile, the Central Railway announced the addition of four general coaches to 84 mail/express trains to address overcrowding in general compartments. This decision follows complaints about packed general compartments, including an incident on August 5th where technical issues caused disruptions and overcrowding at Thakurli railway station.

The Indian Railways will be adding general compartments to 55 long-distance trains to alleviate overcrowding. This includes trains running between major cities like Lucknow and Gorakhpur. A total of 170 general second-class compartments will be added, aiming to reduce crowding and improve passenger comfort in sleeper and AC compartments. The...
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trains affected include, among others, Lucknow-Kathgodam Express (15043/15044), Gorakhpur-Mailani Express (15009/15010), Gorakhpur-Lucknow Intercity (12531/12532), Gorakhpur-Sikandrabad Express (12589/12590), Gorakhpur-Yasvantpur Express (12591/12592), Gorakhpur-Yasvantpur Express (15023/15024), Gorakhpur-Yasvantpur Express (22533/22534), Gorakhpur-Kochuveli Express (12511/12512), Shri Siddarudha Swamiji Hubballi-Gomtinagar Express (17323/17324), Gorakhpur-LTT Express (22537/22538), Pushpak Express (12533/12534), Gorakhpur-Pune Express (15029/15030), LTT-Gorakhpur Express (11079/11080), LTT-Gorakhpur Express (20103/20104), LTT-Sitapur Express (12107/12108), Pune-Lucknow Express (12103/12104), Pune-Lucknow Express (11407/11408), Bandra-Gazippur City Express (20941/20942), Bandra-Lucknow Express (20921/20922), Gorakhpur-Bathinda Express (12555/12556), Banaras-New Delhi Kashi Vishwanath Express (15127/15128), Gorakhpur-Jammutawi Amarnath Express (12587/12588), Bhagalpur-Jammutawi-Bhagalpur Express (15097/15098), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Gazippur City (14612/14611), Lucknow-Chandigarh Express (15011/15012), Gorakhpur-Okha Express (15045/15046), Gorakhpur-Dehradun Express (15005/15006), and Banaras-Dehradun Janata Express (15119/15120).

Due to interlocking work on the Lucknow Junction-Manaknagar and Aishbagh-Manaknagar railway lines, the operation of 12 trains will be affected till June 14th. Two trains will be canceled and others will operate on a modified route. The 05044 Aishbagh-Ramanagar and 05043 Ramanagar-Aishbagh special trains scheduled for June 14th will be canceled....
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The 05323 Chhapra-Anand Vihar special train departing from Chhapra on June 10th will follow a revised route via Malhour-Lucknow-Manaknagar.

Train travel will be disrupted from today until June 14th due to construction and inspections on a new rail line between Lucknow Junction and Manak Nagar. 14 trains will be canceled, and 50 others will be affected. 14 trains will be shortened, 9 will be delayed, and several will be rerouted....
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Passengers are advised to check train schedules on 139 for updates.

The speed of superfast and express trains running from Kanpur Central station to Mumbai via Orai, Jhansi, Itarsi, and Bhopal is set to increase. On Saturday, the ADRM Infrastructure inspected the railway track and agreed to increase the train speed by 10 kilometers per hour. Trains will now be able to...
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run at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour on the Jhansi route. Currently, about 100 trains run at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour on this route. The trains affected by this speed increase include the Sitapur Mumbai LTT Superfast Express 12108, Gorakhpur-Mumbai LTT Superfast Express 20104, Kushinagar Superfast Express 22537, and Pushpak Superfast Express 12533. These trains travel from Kanpur to Mumbai via Bhimsen station and further on the Jhansi route. The ADRM Infrastructure inspected the railway track and discussed the issue with railway officers and engineers. ACM Santosh Tripathi confirmed that the train speed on the Bhimsen-Jhansi route has been increased to 110 kilometers per hour, from the previous speed of 100 kilometers per hour. In other news, the Chhapra Mathura Express 22531/22532 has been canceled on March 15th due to non-interlocking work being carried out for automatic signaling on the Gorakhpur-Gonda section. Additionally, five trains will be rerouted and will pass through Kanpur Central station on their way to their respective destinations. The Barouni New Delhi Express 02563 will run from Chhapra station to Kanpur Central via Ghazipur City, Varanasi, Banaras, and Prayagraj on Mondays and Tuesdays. On Sundays and Mondays, the New Delhi Barouni Express 02564 will run from Kanpur Central to Chhapra via Prayagraj, Banaras, Varanasi, and Ghazipur City.