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To cater to the anticipated surge in passenger traffic during upcoming festivals, the railway administration is introducing a weekly special train, the Agra Cantt-Forbesganj via Lucknow Festival Special, commencing on October 4th and running for eight trips until November 22nd. Train number 04195, departing Agra Cantt at 5:00 AM, will traverse...
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through Dholpur, Gwalior, Dabra, Datia, Veerangana Lakshmibai Jn., Jhansi, Orai, Pokhrayan, Kanpur Central, Unnao, and reach Lucknow at 5:35 PM. The train will then continue its journey, arriving at Forbesganj at 3:15 PM the following day. The return journey, train number 04196, will depart Forbesganj at 6:40 PM and arrive in Lucknow at 5:05 PM, finally reaching Agra Cantt at 7:10 AM. Additionally, to manage the expected festive crowds, extra general coaches will be added to several trains. These include: Train number 11061 (LTT-Jaynagar Express), 11062 (Jaynagar-LTT Express), 11071 (LTT-Ballia Express), 11072 (Ballia-LTT Express), 11055 (LTT-Gorakhpur Express), 11056 (Gorakhpur-LTT Express), 11059 (LTT-Chhapra Express), and 11060 (Chhapra-LTT Express).

Diwali falls on November 1st this year, followed by Chhath Puja on November 7th and 8th. With these festivals still two months away, train tickets are already nearly fully booked. Trains to and from Bhopal from cities like Mumbai, Pune, Gorakhpur, and Delhi are experiencing long waiting lists for Diwali travel....
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This is further complicated by the ongoing railway infrastructure development work, leading to cancellations and route changes for several trains, especially those traveling to Delhi, Mumbai, and Bihar. The high demand for tickets due to the festival season has resulted in waiting lists exceeding 80 for some trains, while others traveling to UP and Bihar have no waiting tickets available.