The Indian Railway administration has announced changes to train schedules and routes in the Lucknow division due to work on the NCMAL Gatishhakti siding connectivity at Tinich station from June 21st to 26th. Several trains have been canceled, and others will operate on altered routes, have their departure times adjusted, or...
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will be shortened. Specific changes include cancellations of 15114, 15113, 15081/15082, 12530/12529, 04058, 04057, 04068, 04067, 04010, 04009, 04003, 05377, 05378, 05131/05132, 05471/05472, and 05033/05034 trains. Route changes affect 05323, 02563, 02569, 02570, 05656, 04679, 05305, and 04309 trains, primarily skipping the Basti station. Departure times have been adjusted for 04004, 14010, 12522, 20103, 20103, 14674, 13020, and 05306 trains.

The Indian Railways is undertaking engineering work between Siwan and Pachrukhi stations on the Gorakhpur-Chhapra rail line. This has led to changes in train schedules, including reschedulings and controlled movements. The Gorakhpur-Kolkata Express (15048) departing Gorakhpur on May 27, 2024, will be rescheduled by 120 minutes. The Amritsar-Jaynagar Express (14674) departing...
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Amritsar on May 26, 2024, will be controlled for 60 minutes within the Lucknow division. The Kathgodam-Howrah Express (13020) departing Kathgodam on May 26, 2024, will be controlled for 30 minutes along the route. The New Delhi-Saharsa Special (04074) departing New Delhi on May 26, 2024, will be controlled for 60 minutes along the route. The Gorakhpur-Chhapra Unreserved Special (05156) departing Gorakhpur on May 27, 2024, will terminate at Bhatni station instead of Chhapra. The Chhapra-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special (05155) departing Chhapra on May 27, 2024, will originate at Bhatni station instead of Chhapra.

Due to summer vacation, there's a high demand for train tickets in Hardoi, leading to long waiting lists. Passengers are struggling to get confirmed seats on trains going to hill stations and other popular holiday destinations. This is especially true for trains like the 13009 Doon Express, 15119 Janta Express, 14229...
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Prayagraj Yog Nagri Rishikesh Weekly Express, 12231 Lucknow Chandigarh Lucknow Express, 13151 Kolkata to Jammu Tawi Sealdah Express, 13152 Jammu Tawi to Kolkata Sealdah Express, 12232 Chandigarh Lucknow Chandigarh Express, 15012 Chandigarh Lucknow Junction Chandigarh Express, 15120 Dehradun to Banaras Janta Express, 13010 Yog Nagri Rishikesh to Howrah Doon Express, 13020 Kathgodam Howrah Bagh Express. Waiting lists are particularly long for these trains, with some having over 100 people on the waitlist for sleeper class. The situation is similar for return trips. Passengers are demanding additional summer special trains with stops at Hardoi station to alleviate the overcrowding.

On Wednesday, the first shipment of litchi was sent from Muzaffarpur to Mumbai, following the first shipment to Delhi. Mo. Reyaz, a farmer from Damodarpur, sent 17 boxes of Shahi litchi via the SLR bogie of the Jaynagar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminal (LTT) 11062 Pawan Express. The shipment will arrive in...
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Kurla Mandi, Mumbai, on the morning of May 17th. The railway will provide a parcel van on the 20th for sending litchi to Mumbai. Also on Wednesday, another shipment of litchi was sent from Darbhanga to Delhi via the 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast. Amarish Kumar, the railway's leaseholder, reported that 111 boxes of litchi were sent. The harvesting of litchi in the Bari Eidgah Bagh on the city's Goshala Road has also begun. Litchi from the Bari Eidgah Bagh was purchased by Mo. Nizam, a resident of Bada Sumera, Kudhani, and sent to Delhi. The price of litchi in Delhi's Azad Mandi is currently 125 rupees per kilogram. Litchi is also being sent from Muzaffarpur to various other destinations using the following trains: Mumbai: 19038 Avadh Express, 15267 Raxaul-LTT Express, 15547 Raxaul-LTT Antyodaya Express; Delhi: 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express and 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast (leased); Haryana-Punjab: 14673 Shaheed Express and 14649 Saryu Yamuna Express; Howrah: 13020 Mithila Express; Ranchi and Sambalpur (Odisha): 15028 Maury Express; Uttar Pradesh: 11124 Barauni-Gwalior Express and 15203 Barauni Lucknow Express; Gujarat: 19484 Barauni Ahmedabad Express and 19270 Muzaffarpur-Porbandar Express (leased).

The Indian Railways is gearing up for the Holi rush. Several Holi special trains have been introduced, while the timings of other trains have been adjusted. The Bareilly station will see additional stopovers for several trains. The Anand Vihar-Jogbani Terminus Holi Special (04010/04009) will run for one round trip on March...
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26th from Anand Vihar and March 28th from Jogbani. The Gorakhpur-Amritsar-Gorakhpur Holi Special (05005/05006) will run for two round trips on March 20th and 27th from Gorakhpur and March 21st and 28th from Amritsar. The Anand Vihar-Saharsa-Anand Vihar Terminus Holi Special (01664/01663) will operate for one round trip on March 25th from Anand Vihar and March 27th from Saharsa. The Chandigarh-Gorakhpur-Chandigarh Holi Special (04518/04517) will run for two round trips on March 21st and 28th from Chandigarh and March 22nd and 29th from Gorakhpur. The 05097/05098 special train will run from Tanakpur to Daurai from March 22nd to 29th. The Bareilly-Indore Weekly Express (14319) will have a five-minute stopover at Babrala station from March 14th onwards. The Anand Vihar Terminal-Bapudham Motihari Champaran Satyagraha Express (14010) will now run three days a week from March 13th. Several trains will be controlled and rescheduled due to engineering work at Bhatni station. The Kathgodam-Howrah Bagh Express (13020) will be controlled for 120 minutes on March 14th and 21st, 100 minutes on April 13th, and 75 minutes on April 18th. The Amritsar-Jaynagar Express will be controlled for 110 minutes on April 13th.