On January 22nd, a grand ceremony to enshrine the idol of Lord Ram, known as 'Pran Pratishtha,' will take place at the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya. The event is generating immense excitement among devotees, leading to a surge in demand for train tickets to Ayodhya from Muzaffarpur Junction. Many trains,...
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including the 19166 Sabarmati Express, 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express, 19616 Kaviguru Express, 14017 Sadbhavana Express, and 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express, are fully booked or have waiting lists for sleeper class tickets between January 18th and 21st. Only AC class seats are available on some trains, but those are also getting booked rapidly. The Baba Sarveswaranath temple in Ayodhya will illuminate 5100 lamps on January 22nd as part of the celebrations. The temple will be adorned with flowers and special poojas will be performed. The family of Sanjay, a martyr of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, has been invited to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony. In Muzaffarpur, volunteers have distributed 'akshta' (blessed rice) in villages, urging people to light at least five lamps and participate in bhajans on January 22nd.

Starting in April, the routes of a dozen trains, including the Lucknow-Bandra route, will change. The North Eastern Railway announced this change four months ago, with the trains switching to new routes on different dates. The trains will use the newly constructed Parkham-Chiksana-Bharatpur line instead of the existing Mathura, Parkham,...
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Achhnera, Chiksana, Bharatpur route. Trains will operate in both directions on this new route. Achhnera Junction station will be excluded from these train routes. The official schedule includes train numbers, names, and the dates of the route changes.

Starting April 13, 2024, seven train pairs will be bypassing Achnera station due to the new Achnera Chord line. This bypass will see trains running directly through Parcham-Chiksana-Parcham, eliminating stops at Achnera. The change is intended to save time for loco run downs at Achnera and increase average train speeds. The...
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affected trains include: 1. Train no. 20921/20922 Bandra Terminus-Lucknow-Bandra Terminus Express will run via Mathura-Parcham-Chiksana-Bharatpur starting April 13, 2024 from Bandra Terminus and April 14, 2024 from Lucknow. 2. Train no. 19715/19716 Jaipur/Dheher Ka Balaji-Gomti Nagar-Jaipur/Dheher Ka Balaji Express will run via Mathura-Parcham-Chiksana-Bandikui starting April 12, 2024 from Jaipur/Dheher Ka Balaji and April 10, 2024 from Gomti Nagar. 3. Train no. 19401/19402 Ahmedabad-Lucknow-Ahmedabad Express will run via Mathura-Parcham-Chiksana-Bandikui starting April 15, 2024 from Ahmedabad and April 16, 2024 from Lucknow. 4. Train no. 19615/19616 Udaipur City-Kamakhya-Udaipur City Express will run via Mathura-Parcham-Chiksana-Bandikui starting April 15, 2024 from Udaipur and April 11, 2024 from Kamakhya. 5. Train no. 19409/19410 Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur-Ahmedabad Express will run via Mathura-Parcham-Chiksana-Bandikui starting April 11, 2024 from Ahmedabad and April 15, 2024 from Gorakhpur. 6. Train no. 19669/19670 Udaipur City-Patliputra-Udaipur City Express will run via Mathura-Parcham-Chiksana-Bharatpur starting April 10, 2024 from Udaipur City and April 12, 2024 from Patliputra. 7. Train no. 09451/09452 Gandhidham-Bhagalpur-Gandhidham Special will run via Mathura-Parcham-Chiksana-Bharatpur starting April 12, 2024 from Gandhidham and April 15, 2024 from Bhagalpur.

The Ratlam railway station is undergoing yard remodeling, which will result in the cancellation of 12 trains and rerouting of 6 others. This remodeling aims to improve connectivity from A Cabin to Platform 7 in the down yard. Affected trains include those passing through Chittorgarh and Chanderia. Meanwhile, the Barabanki station...
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on the North Railway's Lucknow Division is also undergoing remodeling, causing the cancellation of the 19615 Udaipur City- Kamakhya Kavi Guru Express on December 18th, 25th, January 1st, and 8th. Additionally, the 19616 Kamakhya- Udaipur City Kavi Guru Express will be cancelled on December 14th, 21st, 28th, January 4th, and 11th. These cancellations are for a total of 5 trips. The following trains will operate on altered routes: 22902 Udaipur City- Bandra Terminus Tri-weekly Express, 22901 Bandra Terminal Udaipur City Tri-weekly Express, 19667 Udaipur City Mysore Weekly Express, 19668 Mysore Udaipur City Weekly Express, 12996 Ajmer Bandra Terminal Tri-weekly Express, 12995 Bandra Terminus Ajmer Tri-weekly Express, 82654 Jaipur Yesvantpur Weekly Express, and 82653 Yesvantpur Jaipur Weekly Express.

Due to yard remodeling and doubling work at Barabanki Station in the Lucknow Division of North Railways, several trains passing through the division will be affected. From December 14th to January 11th, 15045 Gorakhpur-Okha Express, 19616 Kamakhya-Udaipur City Express, and 22921 Bandra Terminus-Gorakhpur Express will be cancelled. From December 17th...
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to January 14th, 15046 Okha-Gorakhpur Express will be cancelled. From December 8th, 19615 Udaipur City-Kamakhya Express will be cancelled. From December 14th to January 11th, 19045 Gorakhpur-Okha Express will run via Gorakhpur- Bhatni-Varanasi City- Varanasi-Banaras-Prayagraj Kanpur Central. Several other trains will also have their routes changed, with some being cancelled partially. Check the specific dates and routes for each train in the article.