Due to heavy rains and ongoing track maintenance work (National Infrastructure work - NI), several trains passing through Muzaffarpur were delayed on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The Gwalior-Barauni 11123 Mail Express arrived four hours late, while the 15028 Maury Express was delayed by three hours. Other affected trains included the...
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02564 Clone Express (4.13 hours late), 02563 Clone Special (2.16 hours late), 12554 Vaishali Express (1.26 hours late), and 15909 Avadh-Assam Express (1.22 hours late). Passengers faced significant inconvenience due to these delays.

Due to the rainy season, train delays have disrupted tourist travel plans. The 12566 Rapti Sagar Express arrived a day late, on Sunday instead of Saturday. A total of 29 trains were delayed for up to 37 hours, leading to 2098 passengers refunding their tickets and 208 passengers being accommodated in...
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other trains due to connecting reservations. Long queues formed at ticket counters and enquiry windows. Some of the major delayed trains include 12566 Rapti Sagar (37 hours), 03414 New Delhi Malda Special (14 hours), 22538 Kushinagar Express (3.75 hours), 02563 Barauni New Delhi Special (3 hours), 04295 Lucknow Kanpur MEMU (2 hours), 15065 Gorakhpur Panvel Express (2.5 hours), 12875 Nilachal Express (3.5 hours), 14217 Unchahar Express (3.25 hours), and 15658 Brahmaputra Mail (2 hours).

Seven trains originating from and passing through Muzaffarpur in Bihar have had their routes changed until July 4th. This change is due to non-interlocking work being carried out at Gonda Kachahri, Maijapur, and Karanailagunj stations, affecting train operations on the Delhi route from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. The affected trains include...
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the Saptkranti Superfast, Vaishali Express, Garib Rath, and Bihar Sampark Kranti, among others. These trains are now operating via Mankapur, Ayodhyadham, Ayodhya Cantt, Barabanki, Lucknow, and Roza. The Barouni-New Delhi Summer Special is the only train that will resume its original route after July 4th.

To improve train operations, non-interlocking work is being carried out at Gonda Kachchari, Majhapur, and Karanailagunj stations. As a result, seven trains departing from and passing through Muzaffarpur, including the 12557 Saptakranti Superfast, 12553 Vaishali Superfast, 12203 Garibrath Express, 11124 Barauni-Gwalior Mail Express, 02569 Bihar Sampark Kranti Clone Express, 02563 Vaishali...
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Clone Express, and 04061 Barauni Delhi Summer Special Express, were diverted on Monday. These trains ran via Mankapur-Ayodhyadham-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki-Lucknow-Roza. Except for the 04060 Barauni-New Delhi Summer Special, all these trains will be running on the diverted route till July 4th. The railway department had already released a route chart regarding this.

The Indian Railway Board has decided to include clone trains (duplicate trains running on the same schedule as existing trains) in the official timetable. This will give them a formal identity, bringing their fares in line with regular trains and potentially reducing delays. Currently, two clone trains operating through Gorakhpur, the...
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Vaishali Express (02563 Barauli-Delhi) and the Sampark Kranti Express (02569 Darbhanga-New Delhi), are considered special trains, leading to higher fares and unpredictable schedules. Including them in the timetable will eliminate these issues. The board has also approved the inclusion of several special trains in the timetable, including those running between Gorakhpur and Bandra, Chhapra and Panvel, Gorakhpur and Delhi, Gorakhpur and Amritsar, and Chhapra and Anand Vihar. These trains will operate according to pre-determined schedules, eliminating the need for individual railway zone approvals for seasonal special trains.