Due to ongoing track doubling work on the Mau-Shahganj route in the Varanasi division of the Madhya Purva Railway, several train routes have been altered and some trains have been canceled. These changes impact trains travelling to and from Bihar. The altered routes and schedules are as follows: **Route Changes:** * **14650...
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Amritsar-Jaynagar Express:** On March 13 and 16, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Shahganj-Jaunpur-Aundhihar-Mau instead of the original Shahganj-Mau route. * **04652 Amritsar-Jaynagar Special:** On March 13, 15, and 17, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Ayodhya-Mankapoor-Gorakhpur-Bhatni-Chhapra instead of the original Ayodhya-Shahganj-Mau-Chhapra route. * **15716 Ajmer-Kishanganj Express:** On March 14, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Shahganj-Jaunpur-Aundhihar-Mau instead of the original Shahganj-Mau route. * **04651 Jaynagar-Amritsar Special:** On March 15, 17, and 19, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Chhapra-Bhatni-Gorakhpur-Mankapoor-Ayodhya instead of the original Chhapra-Mau-Kishanganj-Ayodhya route. * **09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Special:** On March 18, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Chhapra-Bhatni-Gorakhpur-Mankapoor-Ayodhya instead of the original Mau-Shahganj-Ayodhya route. * **19165 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Special:** On March 17, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Shahganj-Jaunpur-Aundhihar-Mau instead of the original Shahganj-Mau route. * **19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express:** On March 20, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Chhapra-Bhatni-Gorakhpur-Mankapoor-Ayodhya instead of the original Mau-Shahganj route. **Cancelled Trains:** * **13137 Kolkata-Azamgarh Express:** On March 18, 2024, the train will be cancelled between Mau and Azamgarh. * **13138 Azamgarh-Kolkata Express:** On March 19, 2024, the train will start from Mau and will be cancelled between Azamgarh and Mau. **Trains Running with Delays:** * **19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express:** On March 16 and 20, 2024, the train will be controlled for 90 minutes. * **15716 Ajmer-Kishanganj Express:** On March 19, 2024, the train will be controlled for 30 minutes. * **14650 Amritsar-Jaynagar Express:** On March 19, 2024, the train will be controlled for 30 minutes.

Train operations, including the Sarnath Express, have resumed from Chhapra Junction after being temporarily diverted. This follows the completion of track doubling between Chhapra and Gautamsthan stations and construction of a third line between Chhapra Kachhari and Chhapra stations, along with electrification. Trains will now run via Chhapra-Ballia instead of...
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the previous diversion route. The Railway Safety Commissioner, Pranjeev Saxena, along with officials, inspected the new tracks on Sunday. After a trial run at 120 km/h, trains were cleared to operate. All services from Chhapra Junction have resumed, including the Chhapra-Durg Express (15159-15160), the Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express (13105-13106), the Chhapra-Varanasi City-Chhapra Intercity Express (15111-15112), the Chhapra-Aurihar Passenger, the Kolkata-Azamgarh-Kolkata Express (13137-13138), and the Chhapra-Jalna Special. The Varanasi City-Darbhanga Express, the Ahmedabad-Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express (19165-19166), the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxoul Express, and the Chhapra-Surat-Chhapra Special (09065-09066) will now run via Chhapra-Ballia instead of the diversion route. The Chhapra-Lucknow and Utsarg Express services remain suspended for the time being.

The operation of trains including the Sarnath Express from Chhapra Junction has resumed. The doubling of the track between Chhapra and Gautamasthan stations and the construction of a third line between Chhapra Kachhari and Chhapra stations on the Chhapra-Varanasi route has been completed along with electrification. The Commissioner of Railway Safety,...
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Pranjeev Saxena, conducted a safety inspection of the new doubled rail section and third line on Sunday, along with the Chief Administrative Officer Construction, SC Srivastava, Divisional Railway Manager Vineet Kumar Srivastava, and other officials. After conducting trials at a speed of 120 kmph on the new line on Sunday evening, the operation of trains was allowed. All trains that had been suspended in the past few days have resumed operations from Chhapra Junction. This includes trains like the 15159-15160 Chhapra-Durg Express, 13105-13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express, 15111-15112 Chhapra-Varanasi City-Chhapra Intercity Express, Chhapra-Aurihar Passenger, 13137-13138 Kolkata-Azamgarh-Kolkata Express, Chhapra-Jalna Special Train, Varanasi City-Darbhanga Express, 19165-19166 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxual Express, and 09065-09066 Chhapra-Surat-Chhapra Special Train. The Varanasi City-Darbhanga Express, 19165-19166 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxual Express, and 09065-09066 Chhapra-Surat-Chhapra Special Train will now operate via Chhapra-Ballia instead of their previous route. The Public Relations Officer of the Varanasi Division, Ashok Kumar, has stated that the Chhapra-Lucknow and Utsarg Expresses will not operate for now.

Due to fog, six trains are already cancelled. Six more trains on the Ballia-Chhapra route have been cancelled due to the construction of a third line between Manjhi Pul and Gautamsthan to Chhapra. This will inconvenience passengers who had already booked tickets on these trains. Six trains, including the one going...
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from Ballia to Sealdah, will remain cancelled. According to railway officials, train number 05446 Varanasi City-Chhapra Passenger will be cancelled from 23rd December to 8th January. Train number 13137 Kolkata-Azamgarh Express will be cancelled from 25th December to 1st January, train number 13138 Azamgarh-Kolkata Express from 26th to 2nd January, train number 13105 Sealdah-Ballia Express from 28th December to 8th January, train number 13106 Ballia-Sealdah Express from 29th December to 9th January, train number 19165 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Express from 27th December to 5th January, train number 19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express from 30th December to 8th January, and train number 15111-15112 Chhapra-Varanasi City-Chhapra Intercity Special will be cancelled on 8th January. Train number 19045 Surat-Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express will be cancelled from 20th December to 7th January, and train number 19046 Chhapra-Surat Tapti Ganga will run from Azamgarh instead of Chhapra Junction. Public Relations Officer of Varanasi Railway, Ashok Kumar, said that passengers who have booked tickets on the cancelled trains will get their money back.

Due to yard remodeling and NI work at Chhapra Junction, 14 trains running between UP and Bihar have been canceled for the next 20 days. The routes of 12 trains have also been changed. This is being done to improve railway facilities at Chhapra Junction, which will increase capacity, accommodate more...
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trains, and reduce waiting times for long-distance passengers. The work will result in three new platforms at the junction. Passengers may face inconvenience due to affected train operations. The canceled trains include 05241/05242 Sonpur-Panchdevi-Sonpur Special, 15028 Gorakhpur-Hatia Maury Express, 15027 Hatia-Gorakhpur Maury Express, 12529/12530 Lucknow-Pataliputra-Lucknow Express, 15279 Saharsa-Anand Vihar Purbia Express, 15280 Anand Vihar-Saharsa Purbia Express, 13137 Kolkata-Azamgarh Express, 13138 Azamgarh-Kolkata Express, 13105 Sealdah-Ballia Express, 13106 Ballia-Sealdah Express, 19165 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Sabarmati Express, 19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Sabarmati Express, 09465 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Special, and 09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Special. Some trains will be operated on modified routes. The 15707/15708 Katihar-Amritsar-Katihar Express, 02564 New Delhi-Barauni Special, 02563 Barauni-New Delhi Special, 02569 Darbhanga-New Delhi Special, 14604 Amritsar-Saharsa Express, 15097 Bhagalpur-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express, 12491 Barauni-Jammu Tawi Mauryadhwaj Express, 15531 Saharsa-Amritsar Express, and 15651 Guwahati-Jammu Tawi Lohit Express will be operated via Gorakhpur-Paniyahawa-Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur. The 02564 New Delhi-Barauni Special and 02563 Barauni-New Delhi Special will be operated via Gorakhpur-Kaptanganj-Thawe-Khaira-Chhapra Gramine. The 18182 Thawe-Tata Express will be operated via Thawe-Msherakh-Khaira-Chhapra Gramine. The 05247 Sonpur-Chhapra MEMU Special will partially terminate at Chhapra Kacheri and operate as 05248 Chhapra-Sonpur MEMU Special.