Indian Railways has announced the operation of 15 special train pairs to cater to the anticipated heavy passenger traffic during Diwali, Chhath Puja, and Pitru Paksha. These trains will operate between major cities like Mumbai, Pune, Secunderabad, Prayagraj Junction, Gaya, and others. The schedule for these special trains has been released...
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by the railway administration. The routes include Pune-Malda Town, Danapur-Lokmanya Tilak, Rani Kamlapati-Gaya, and Jabalpur-Gaya.

Indian Railways is running Festival Special Trains for 28 trips between October 26th and November 8th to cater to the increased passenger demand during Diwali and Chhath festivals. Five routes are being served: LTT Mumbai - Banaras (Weekly Special), LTT Mumbai - Danapur (Bi-Weekly Special), LTT Mumbai - Samastipur (Weekly Special),...
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LTT Mumbai - Prayagraj (Weekly Special), and LTT Mumbai - Gorakhpur (Bi-Weekly Special). Each route has its own train numbers, departure/arrival times, days of operation, and halts. All trains have a similar composition of AC-III Tier, Sleeper Class, Second Class, Guard's Brake Van, and Generator Car. Bookings for these special trains opened on October 18th.

Indian Railways is running 28 Festival Special Trains to cater to the increased demand for travel to Northern India during Diwali and Chhath festivals. These special trains will operate on various routes from LTT Mumbai to destinations like Banaras, Danapur, Samastipur, Prayagraj, and Gorakhpur. The special trains have different compositions,...
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including AC-III Tier, Sleeper Class, and Second Class coaches. Reservations for these special trains will open on September 5th, 2024, at all computerized reservation centers and on the IRCTC website.

Due to line blockages, several train services will be cancelled in September, including Tata-Guwa, Tata-Itwari, and Tata-Bilaspur trains. The cancellations will occur on various dates, affecting both up and down journeys. Specifically, the Tata-Guwa MEMU train will be cancelled on Sundays, including September 9th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. The Tata-Itwari Express...
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will be cancelled on September 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th due to line blockages at various stations in the Chakradharpur division. Similarly, the Tata-Bilaspur Express will be cancelled on the same dates. The Tata-Badampahar MEMU train will be cancelled on September 9th, 11th, 18th, and 25th, while the Tata-Rourkela MEMU train will be cancelled on the same dates. In the Ranchi division, the Tatanagar-Hatia MEMU train will be cancelled on September 4th due to line blockages. The Tatanagar-Hatia Express is scheduled to be cancelled on September 3rd. Additionally, the Santragachi-Rani Kamalapati Express has been cancelled on September 12th, and the Shalimar-Bhuj Express on September 10th.

The Railway administration has cancelled several special trains scheduled to run on different dates due to unavoidable circumstances. The cancelled trains include: 01043 (Lokmanya Tilak-Samastipur) on June 27, 01044 (Samastipur-Lokmanya Tilak) on June 28, 01045 (Lokmanya Tilak-Prayagraj) on June 25 and July 2, 01046 (Prayagraj-Lokmanya Tilak) on June 26 and July...
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3, 01053 (Lokmanya Tilak-Banaras) on June 26, 01054 (Banaras-Lokmanya Tilak) on June 27, 01065 (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj-Agartala) on June 27, 01066 (Agartala-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) on June 30, 01105 (Pune-Danapur) on June 24, 01106 (Danapur-Pune) on June 26, 01409 (Danapur-Lokmanya Tilak) on June 22, 24 and 29, and 01410 (Lokmanya Tilak-Danapur) on June 23, 25 and 30.