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Due to Durga Puja, trains are experiencing heavy crowds, especially those coming from New Delhi, Mumbai, and the South. Students studying away from home and working professionals are facing difficulties in returning home for the festivities. Those who haven't booked tickets in advance are struggling to find alternate modes of transport....
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Seats on trains from these locations are likely to remain unavailable until Chhath Puja. Additionally, trains passing through Dhanbad to destinations like Vaishno Devi, Maihar, Vindhyachal, and Kamakhya are also crowded. Office holidays starting on Tuesday will further escalate train traffic. While most regular trains, including those to Vaishno Devi, Maihar, and Vindhyachal, are full until Chhath Puja, a special train departing Dhanbad for Jammu Tawi on Tuesday still has available seats. Passengers are resorting to general coaches due to the lack of reserved seating, causing overcrowding and discomfort.

Due to yard remodeling at Shahganj station in Lucknow, the operation of 14 trains has been changed. The Sadbhavana Express (14018/14017) running between Raxaul-Anand Vihar via Muzaffarpur, Hajipur, and Chhapra has been cancelled on September 25th and October 2nd. The Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Sabarmati Clone Special (09465/09466) has been cancelled for one...
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day each, up and down. The routes of four train pairs have been changed, and the terminating and starting stations of two trains have been modified. Additionally, two train pairs (05293/05294 and 09033/09034) have been cancelled due to remodeling at Jabalpur station. The following trains are cancelled: 14018 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Express, 14017 Raxaul-Anand Vihar Express, 09465 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Sabarmati Clone Special, 09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Sabarmati Clone Special. The routes of the following trains have been changed: 14649 Jaynagar-Amritsar Sarayu Yamuna Express, 14650 Amritsar-Jaynagar Express, 19165 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Express, 19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express, 04651 Jaynagar-Amritsar Special, 04652 Amritsar-Jaynagar Special, 19053 Surat-Muzaffarpur Express, 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express. The following trains have had their termination/origin stations changed: 13509 Asansol-Gonda Express will terminate in Azamgarh, and 13510 Gonda-Asansol Express will originate from Azamgarh.

Due to track doubling work between Neemuch and Ratlam, the Ujjain-Chittorgarh Passenger Special will terminate at Ratlam on September 23rd and will originate from Ratlam. It will not run between Ratlam and Chittorgarh. The Shahganj station yard is undergoing remodeling, affecting several trains in the North Railway Lucknow Division. Two...
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trains will be canceled, and eight will operate on revised routes. The 09465 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Clone Special (departing Ahmedabad on Sept 27th) and the 09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Clone Special (departing Darbhanga on Sept 30th) will be canceled. On Sept 23rd and 30th, the 15636 Guwahati-Okha Express will run via Jafrabad-Sultanpur-Lucknow. The 15668 Kamakhya-Gandhidham Express will not stop at Ayodhya Cantt on Sept 25th and Oct 2nd and will run via Jafrabad-Sultanpur-Lucknow. On Sept 28th, the 19321 Indore-Patna Express will operate via Lucknow-Sultanpur-Jafrabad, skipping Ayodhya Cantt, Akbarpur, and Jaunpur. The 19165 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Sabarmati Express (departing Ahmedabad on Sept 22nd, 25th, and 27th) will run via Barabanki-Gonda-Gorakhpur-Chhapra. The 19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Sabarmati Express (departing Darbhanga from Sept 23rd to Oct 5th) will operate via Chhapra-Gorakhpur-Gonda-Barabanki, skipping several stations including Shahganj. The 09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Sabarmati Clone Special (departing Darbhanga on Sept 23rd) will operate via Chhapra-Gorakhpur-Gonda-Barabanki, skipping Shahganj and Ayodhya Cantt. The 19053 Surat-Muzaffarpur Express (departing Surat on Sept 27th and Oct 2nd) will operate via Ayodhya-Mankaur-Gorakhpur-Chhapra, skipping Shahganj, Azamgarh, Mau, and Balia. The 19054 Muzaffarpur-Surat Express (departing Muzaffarpur on Sept 29th) will operate via Chhapra-Gorakhpur-Mankaur-Ayodhya, skipping Shahganj, Azamgarh, Mau, and Balia. For the latest information on train schedules, please visit www.enquiry.indianrail.gov.in.

Due to inter-locking work at Shahganj Junction in the Lucknow division and yard remodeling on the Barabanki Junction-Ayodhya Cantt-Akbarpur-Jafrabad section, three pairs of trains passing through Ayodhya have been canceled. In addition, the routes of about three dozen trains have been altered. These changes will cause inconvenience for passengers, particularly those...
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needing ticket reversals. The affected trains include: * **Canceled trains:** * 14017 Raxaul-Anand Vihar Terminal Sadbhavana Express: 26th September and 3rd October * 14018 Anand Vihar Terminal-Raxaul Sadbhavana Express: 25th September and 2nd October * 14214 Bahraich-Varanasi Intercity Express: 23rd September to 6th October * 14213 Varanasi-Bahraich Intercity Express: 22nd September to 5th October * 09465 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Clone Special: 25th October * 09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Clone Special: 30th September * **Route changes:** * 13307/13308 Ganga-Satluj Express: 22nd September to 4th October * 13009/13010 Doon Express: 22nd September to 4th October * 13238 Kota-Patna Express: 22nd, 26th, 27th, 29th September, 3rd and 4th October * 13483 Farakka Express: 22nd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 29th September, 1st, 2nd, and 4th October * 13484 Farakka Express: 22nd, 24th, 26th, 27th, 29th September, 1st, 3rd, and 4th October * 15636 Guwahati-Okha Dwarka Express: 23rd and 30th September * 15668 Kamakhya-Gandhidham Express: 25th September and 2nd October * 15934 Amritsar-New Tinsukia Express: 27th September and 4th October * 19321 Indore-Patna Express: 28th September * 22103 Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Ayodhya Cantt Superfast Express: 23rd and 30th September * 18103 Tata Nagar-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express: 23rd, 25th, 30th September and 2nd October * 22345 Patna-Gomtinagar Vande Bharat Express: 23rd to 26th, 28th to 30th September and 1st to 3rd and 5th October * 12225 Kaifiyat Superfast Express: 23rd September and 5th October * 12226 Kaifiyat Superfast Express: 22nd September and 4th October * 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express: 22nd, 24th, 27th, and 29th September, 1st and 4th October * 14650 Saryu Yamuna Express: 23rd, 25th, 28th and 30th September, 2nd October * 15715 Garib Nawaz Express: 24th, 27th and 29th September, 1st and 4th October * 15716 Garib Nawaz Express: 23rd, 24th, 26th, 30th September, 1st and 3rd October * 19165 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Sabarmati Express: 22nd, 25th, 27th, and 29th September, 2nd October * 19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Sabarmati Express: 23rd, 25th, 28th and 30th September, 2nd and 5th October * 04651 Jaynagar-Amritsar Clone Special: 24th, 27th, 29th September and 1st and 4th October * 04652 Amritsar-Jaynagar Clone Special: 22nd, 25th, 27th, 29th September and 2nd and 4th October * 04824 Mau-Jodhpur Special Fare Special: 23rd and 30th September * 04823 Jodhpur-Mau Special Fare Special: 28th September * 04815 Jodhpur-Mau Special Fare Special: 22nd and 29th September * 04816 Mau-Jodhpur Special Fare Special: 24th September and 1st October * 09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Clone Special: 23rd September onwards, will take a diverted route via Chhapra Junction-Gorakhpur-Gonda to Barabanki Junction * 15083 Utsarg Express: 22nd September to 4th October * 15084 Utsarg Express: 22nd September to 4th October

Due to the upcoming Durga Puja and Chhath festivals, train seats from Dhanbad are in high demand. Many people travel from Dhanbad to Vaishno Devi, Maihar, Vindhyachal, and Kamakhya during Durga Puja, and to villages for Chhath, making it difficult to find seats. Popular routes like Delhi, Mumbai, and Patna are...
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fully booked. Even trains to Muzaffarpur have long waiting lists. Trains to Dehri-on-Sone, a key station for Chhath celebrations, are also completely booked. While some regular trains operate on these routes, most are completely booked, with long waiting lists, especially for trains to Vaishno Devi, Maihar, Vindhyachal, and Kamakhya. Although the situation is dire, the railway has not yet announced any special trains for the festivals, even though the demand for seats is increasing for Diwali and Chhath.