The Indian Railways has announced minor changes to the schedules of six trains passing through Bareilly to accommodate the operation of the Lucknow-Dehradun-Lucknow Vande Bharat Express (Train No. 22545/22546). The Vande Bharat Express will operate six days a week, excluding Mondays, starting from March 26th. The changes affect the arrival and...
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departure times of the Muzaffarpur-Dehradun Weekly Express (Train No. 15001) departing Muzaffarpur on March 25th and the Gorakhpur-Dehradun Bi-Weekly Express (Train No. 15005) departing Gorakhpur on March 27th. These trains will now arrive at Haridwar at 11:50 am instead of 12:00 pm and depart at 11:58 am, reaching Dehradun at 2:15 pm instead of 2:05 pm.

Due to ongoing track doubling work on the Mau-Shahganj route in the Varanasi division of the Madhya Purva Railway, several train routes have been altered and some trains have been canceled. These changes impact trains travelling to and from Bihar. The altered routes and schedules are as follows: **Route Changes:** * **14650...
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Amritsar-Jaynagar Express:** On March 13 and 16, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Shahganj-Jaunpur-Aundhihar-Mau instead of the original Shahganj-Mau route. * **04652 Amritsar-Jaynagar Special:** On March 13, 15, and 17, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Ayodhya-Mankapoor-Gorakhpur-Bhatni-Chhapra instead of the original Ayodhya-Shahganj-Mau-Chhapra route. * **15716 Ajmer-Kishanganj Express:** On March 14, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Shahganj-Jaunpur-Aundhihar-Mau instead of the original Shahganj-Mau route. * **04651 Jaynagar-Amritsar Special:** On March 15, 17, and 19, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Chhapra-Bhatni-Gorakhpur-Mankapoor-Ayodhya instead of the original Chhapra-Mau-Kishanganj-Ayodhya route. * **09466 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Special:** On March 18, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Chhapra-Bhatni-Gorakhpur-Mankapoor-Ayodhya instead of the original Mau-Shahganj-Ayodhya route. * **19165 Ahmedabad-Darbhanga Special:** On March 17, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Shahganj-Jaunpur-Aundhihar-Mau instead of the original Shahganj-Mau route. * **19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express:** On March 20, 2024, the train will run on the modified route of Chhapra-Bhatni-Gorakhpur-Mankapoor-Ayodhya instead of the original Mau-Shahganj route. **Cancelled Trains:** * **13137 Kolkata-Azamgarh Express:** On March 18, 2024, the train will be cancelled between Mau and Azamgarh. * **13138 Azamgarh-Kolkata Express:** On March 19, 2024, the train will start from Mau and will be cancelled between Azamgarh and Mau. **Trains Running with Delays:** * **19166 Darbhanga-Ahmedabad Express:** On March 16 and 20, 2024, the train will be controlled for 90 minutes. * **15716 Ajmer-Kishanganj Express:** On March 19, 2024, the train will be controlled for 30 minutes. * **14650 Amritsar-Jaynagar Express:** On March 19, 2024, the train will be controlled for 30 minutes.

Ahead of Holi, long-distance trains are facing a 'no room' situation. Confirming tickets has become difficult with waitlists exceeding 200 in the sleeper class of many trains. There's a high demand for trains on specific dates. Tickets for special Holi trains being run by the railways are also being booked rapidly....
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The railway has announced six Holi special trains running up and down via Bareilly. Bookings have also started for Anand Vihar-Chhapra, Anand Vihar-Gorakhpur and Tanakpur-Madar Holi special trains on different dates. Given the increased demand for trains, the railways are considering running additional Holi special trains.