Indian Railways is running three weekly festival special trains during the upcoming festive season to manage passenger rush. These trains are: Jammu Tawi-Kolkata, Anand Vihar Terminal-Patna, and Jammu Tawi-Barauni Jn. The Jammu Tawi-Kolkata train (04682/04681) will run every Tuesday/Thursday from October 8 to November 12/14, 2024. The Anand Vihar Terminal-Patna train...
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(04078/04077) will run every Monday/Tuesday from October 7 to November 18/19, 2024. The Jammu Tawi-Barauni Jn train (04646/04645) will run every Thursday/Friday from October 10 to November 14/15, 2024. All trains consist of AC coaches and have specific halts along their routes.

To accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic during Diwali and Chhath, the Indian Railways has announced the operation of several special trains on the Howrah-Patna route. These trains will provide convenient travel options for passengers during the festive season. The special trains include Howrah-Patna, Patna-Howrah, Patna-Puri, Puri-Patna, Sealdah-Lucknow, Lucknow-Sealdah, Jammu...
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Tawi-Kolkata, and Kolkata-Jammu Tawi. The train timings, routes, and class availability have been detailed in the article. The special trains will run for a limited period, starting from early October and ending in December 2023.

Two special trains have been announced by the South Eastern Railway for the upcoming festive season. A Kolkata-Jammu Tawi special train will run from October 10th to November 14th, departing Kolkata every Thursday at 11:45 PM and arriving in Dhanbad at 5:15 AM on Fridays. The return train, Jammu Tawi-Kolkata, will...
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run from October 8th to November 12th, departing Jammu Tawi every Tuesday at 11:20 PM and arriving in Kolkata at 1:00 PM on Thursdays. Additionally, a Santragachi-Ajmer-Santragachi special train will run from September 30th to November 21st to accommodate the anticipated surge in passengers during Durga Puja, Diwali, and Chhath Puja. The Santragachi-Ajmer train will depart Santragachi every Monday at 10:40 PM and reach Ajmer on Wednesdays at 3:00 PM. The return train will depart Ajmer every Thursday at 11:40 PM and arrive in Santragachi on Saturdays at 2:20 PM.

A special train will run between Kolkata and Jammu Tawi via Dhanbad from October 10th to November 14th. The train will depart from Kolkata every Thursday and from Jammu Tawi every Tuesday. The 04681 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Chhath Special will depart from Kolkata at 11:45 PM on Thursdays, reaching Dhanbad at...
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5:15 AM the following Friday and Jammu Tawi at 12:30 PM on Saturday. The return train, 04682 Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Special, will depart from Jammu Tawi at 11:20 PM on Tuesdays, reaching Dhanbad at 7:15 AM on Thursday. The train will have 18 sleeper coaches, one third AC coach, two general coaches, and two SLR coaches. Bookings for the train will begin soon.

On June 17, 2024, passengers faced significant delays due to power failures affecting multiple trains in Punjab. The Malwa Express (train number 12919), traveling from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar to Mata Vaishno Devi (Katra), experienced a power outage near Mauli station, causing a 4-hour delay. The train departed from Indore at its...
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scheduled time but reached Katra significantly late. The power failure also impacted the Jammu Tawi-Kolkata Terminal train (number 04681), causing a 21.16-hour delay. Additionally, the Anand Vihar-Jammu Tawi train arrived 3.43 hours late, and the Jammu Tawi-Gandhi Nagar Capital train (number 19224) was stalled for 1.5 hours near Dasuha due to a power failure. The exact cause of the power failures is under investigation, and passengers experienced inconvenience due to the disruptions and extended wait times.