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.

Due to track doubling work between Jhusi and Prayagraj Junction, 17 trains, including the Chauri Chaura Express, will not stop at Prayagraj Rambag station for 45 days starting from June 22nd. These trains will be diverted to Prayagraj Junction, stopping there from June 22nd to August 5th. The affected trains include...
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the Jaynagar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Pawan Express (11062), Anand Vihar-Sitamarhi Likhvi Express (14006), Banaras-Pune Gyan Ganga Superfast Express (22132), Dibrugarh-Ahmedabad Antyodaya Express (15559), Dibrugarh-Pune Express (11034), Chauri Chaura Express (15004), Lokmanya Tilak-Jaynagar Pawan Express (11061), Secunderabad-Danapur Secunderabad Express (12791), Pune-Darbhanga Express (11033), Pune-Banaras Gyan Ganga Express (22131), Sitamathi-Anand Vihar Terminal Likhvi Express (14005), Patna-Ahmedabad Express (19422), Danapur-Secunderabad Express (12792), Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Antyodaya Express (15560), Ahmedabad-Patna Express (19421), Chauri Chaura Express (15003), and Ernakulam-Patna Superfast Express (22669). Train numbers 12582 and 22582 will arrive at Prayagraj Rambag station at 8:20 am instead of 7:45 am.

Due to doubling work in Prayagraj-Rambag, a 45-day block is being taken from Saturday. This will result in the cancellation of train halts at Rambag station from June 22nd to August 5th. Several trains including Pawan, Lichchhavi, Gyan Ganga Superfast, Antyodaya, Dibrugarh-Pune, Chouri Choura, Sikandrabad, Pune-Darbhanga, Patna-Ahmedabad, Danapur-Sikandrabad Express and Ernakulam-Patna...
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Superfast Express will not stop at Rambag during this period. Train numbers 12582 and 22582 will arrive at Prayagraj Rambag station at 8:20 am instead of 7:45 am.

On June 14th, 2024, passengers on the 12582 Varanasi-New Delhi Superfast and the 12312 Kalka Mail faced extreme discomfort due to AC failures in multiple coaches. The 12312 Kalka Mail had AC failures in coaches A-3 and B-2. The train was stopped at Kanpur Central for over an hour while mechanics...
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attempted to fix the AC, but were unsuccessful. Two coaches were detached and replaced, causing a significant delay. Similarly, on the 12582 Varanasi-New Delhi Superfast, passengers reported AC failure, resulting in a 30-minute delay at Kanpur Central. The AC was eventually fixed by the mechanic staff. These incidents led to an investigation and highlighted the inconvenience faced by passengers due to the failure of air conditioning in trains during the scorching summer heat.

Due to redevelopment work at Prayagraj Junction, the platforms for 101 trains will change starting Wednesday. 69 trains that currently arrive at platforms 4 and 5, along with 32 trains that arrive at platforms 7-8 and 9-10, will be shifted to different platforms. The redevelopment work, which includes pillar and piling...
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work, will take place on platforms 4 and 5 and is scheduled to be completed by July 26. Among the trains affected are Rajdhani Express trains.