The Indian Railways is undertaking electronic interlocking work at Ujiarpur and Nazirganj stations on the Samastipur-Bachhwara rail section from March 8th, followed by pre-NI work until Thursday. This will lead to changes in routes for several trains passing through Muzaffarpur. A total of 19 mail/express trains will be rerouted, along with...
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two passenger trains. The Barouni-Bandra Avadh Express and Bhagalpur-Muzaffarpur Jansadharan Express will be partially terminated, while four trains will be operated under control. These changes will affect various trains from March 7th to 9th, with some trains being completely canceled, while others will be rerouted through different stations like Khagaria, Narhan, Bachhwara, Shahpur Patori, Hajipur, and Danapore. The train routes will be altered on March 7th, 8th, and 9th depending on the train.

On January 22nd, the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony for Ram Lalla will take place in Ayodhya, attracting devotees from across India. To accommodate this influx, the railway is planning to run four 'Aastha Special' trains from Muzaffarpur. Additionally, six weekly trains will pass through Ayodhya, carrying devotees. While the exact timing of...
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the 'Aastha Special' trains is unconfirmed, they are likely to begin running after January 25th, two days following the inauguration of the temple. Special train arrangements include a dedicated rack for each train originating from Muzaffarpur, Samastipur, Barauni, and Darbhanga. These trains will commence operation upon receiving the green light from the Railway Board. Currently, six weekly trains, including the 19166 Sabarmati Express (running three days a week), the 19616 Kaviguru Express (running once a week), the 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express (running three days a week), the 14017 Sadbhavana Express (running only on Fridays), the 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express (departing from Muzaffarpur on Sundays), and the 13509 Asansol-Gonda Express (running once a week), all pass through Ayodhya. These trains are subject to heightened security measures, including the deployment of dog squads.

The Indian Railways is carrying out track maintenance work on the Ayodhya-Raebareli rail route in Kanpur. This has resulted in the cancellation of several trains, including the Vande Bharat Express, which will not be operational between 16th and 22nd January. The Vande Bharat Express (train numbers 22425 and 22426) between Ayodhya...
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and New Delhi will be cancelled during this period. Passengers who have already booked tickets will receive full refunds. Refunds for online tickets will be credited directly to bank accounts, while passengers with counter tickets will need to visit a railway counter for refunds. Four other trains will operate on alternate routes during these days: Train number 19053 Surat Express will run on 19th January via Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Varanasi, and Ballia. Train number 19054 Surat Express will run on 21st January via Ballia, Varanasi, Prayagraj, and Kanpur Central. Train number 18205 Durg-Nautanwa Express will run on 18th January via Prayagraj, Varanasi, Ballia, and Nautanwa. Train number 18206 Durg Express will run on 20th January via Nautanwa, Varanasi, Prayagraj.

Due to ongoing doubling work on the Lucknow-Barabanki-Ayodhya-Shahganj-Jafrabad railway line, the North Eastern Railway has made changes to the schedules of 30 trains between January 14th and 22nd. Six trains on the Ayodhya route are canceled, four are partially canceled, and 20 are rerouted. Several trains are being diverted via Barabanki-Gonda...
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instead of Ayodhya. Additionally, on January 17th, the Rameswaram Express from Ayodhya Cantt to Rameswaram was shortened. Earlier, the Northern Railway headquarters had announced the cancellation of seven trains, including the Anand Vihar-Ayodhya Vande Bharat Express and the Ayodhya Cantt-Lucknow Passenger, between January 16th and 22nd, and rerouting of 35 trains via Ma Belha Devi Pratapgarh and Sultanpur.