The North Eastern Railway is increasing the number of general class coaches in over 20 trains, including the Kashi Express, Rameshwaram Express, Chauri Chaura Express, and Shiv Ganga Express. The changes take effect starting November 4th, 2023 and will involve reducing some AC 3 tier coaches. This is being done to...
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accommodate more passengers. Specific changes include increasing the number of general class coaches on the Kashi Express (15018/15017) from 2 to 4 starting November 4th. The Chauri Chaura Express (15004/15003) will see its general coaches increase from 3 to 4 starting November 7th. The Shiv Ganga Express (12559/12560) will also increase its general coaches from 3 to 4 starting November 4th. The Banaras-New Delhi Superfast (12581/12582) will have 4 general coaches starting November 7th, up from 3. The New Delhi-Ballia Superfast (22582/22581) will have 4 general coaches starting November 11th, up from 3. The Banaras-Rameshwaram Express (22536/22535) will have 4 general coaches starting November 10th, up from 3. The Mau-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express (15181/15182) will have 4 general coaches starting November 9th, and the Chhapra-Durg-Chhapra Sarnath Express (15159/15160) will have 4 general coaches starting November 4th, up from 3.

Northeastern Railway (NER) is adding four general coaches to 30 trains starting November. This is to ease overcrowding, particularly during festivals when many passengers struggle to find seats in reserved coaches and resort to general compartments. The increased general coaches will improve travel conditions for passengers, especially on routes like Gorakhpur-Kochuveli,...
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Gorakhpur-Sikandrabad, Gorakhpur-Yashwantpur, Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak, Gorakhpur-Okha, and more. The specific dates for these additions are listed below.

A 45-day block has been imposed on lines 4 and 6 at Prayagraj Rambag Station from August 5, 2024. Due to this, the Chouri Chaura Express will not stop at Prayagraj Rambag. This information was given by CPRO Pankaj Kumar Singh. As a result of the block, the following trains will...
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not stop at Prayagraj Rambag Station until August 5, 2024: - Train number 15004 Gorakhpur-Kanpur Anwarganj Express - Train number 15003 Kanpur Anwarganj-Gorakhpur Express

Due to ongoing doubling work between Kiriharapur and Belthara Road stations on the Bhatni-Aunrihar section of the Northeast Railway's Varanasi division, the operations of over two dozen trains will be affected until June 27th. This includes cancellation of four express train pairs and the Varanasi-Bhatni passenger train. Several trains will have...
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their routes altered and some will be short-terminated. Passengers travelling between Varanasi and Gorakhpur, using stations like Aunrihar, Bhatni, Bhatpar Rani, Lar and Belthara Road, will face inconvenience. Trains like 15129/30 Varanasi City-Gorakhpur Express (both up and down), the unreserved special train between Banaras and Bhatni, 12538/37 Prayagraj Rambag-Muzaffarpur Express, and 15104/03 Banaras-Gorakhpur Express will be cancelled. The 15008 Lucknow Junction-Varanasi City Express will terminate at Gorakhpur on June 25th and 26th, and the 15007 Varanasi City-Lucknow Junction Express will depart from Gorakhpur on June 26th and 27th. This will lead to the cancellation of these trains between Gorakhpur and Varanasi City. The 14005 Sitamarhi-Anand Vihar Terminal Express will be rerouted via Chhapra-Faifna-Mau on June 25th, 26th, and 27th, skipping several stations. The 14006 Anand Vihar Terminal-Sitamarhi Express will be rerouted via Mau-Faifna-Chhapra on June 26th. The 15049 Kolkata-Gorakhpur Express will run via Chhapra-Siwan-Bhatni. The 19489 Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express and 18201 Durg-Nautanwa Express will operate via Varanasi Cantt-Shahganj-Ayodhya Cantt-Gorakhpur. The 11060 Chhapra-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express will run via Chhapra-Faifna-Mau on June 27th. The departure time of the 19092 Gorakhpur-Bandra Terminus Express will be delayed by 120 minutes on June 25th, and the 15004 Gorakhpur-Kanpur Anwarganj Express will be delayed by 90 minutes on June 25th. The 05148 Varanasi City-Bhatni Passenger train will be delayed by 100 minutes on June 27th. The 19489 Ahmedabad-Gorakhpur Express will have a controlled speed for 35 minutes on June 23rd and 25th. The 15022 Gorakhpur-Shalimar Express will have a controlled speed for 40 minutes on June 24th. The Chhapra Kacheri-Mau Passenger train will have a controlled speed for 30 minutes on June 24th. Despite the official cancellation of the 15017 LTT-Gorakhpur Kashi Express on the NTES website, the train operated from Varanasi Cantt. This discrepancy has raised concerns among passengers.