The ongoing farmers' protest at Shambhu station has disrupted the railway system. Due to the protest, the railway has been forced to cancel numerous trains partially and completely, while also changing the routes of many others. Despite daily changes in strategy, the railway is unable to maintain normal operations. Train cancellations...
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have disconnected many stations, forcing people to rely on private vehicles and road transport. The protest has also caused overcrowding in buses, delayed train schedules, and extended wait times at stations. Many travelers have been facing difficulties due to train cancellations, route changes, and overcrowding, with some even waiting for days to board a train. These disruptions are causing significant inconvenience, especially for long-distance travelers who are forced to disembark at intermediate stations or lose confirmed seats due to cancellations. As a result of the protest, half a dozen trains have been fully canceled and more than a dozen have had their routes altered on Tuesday.

Indian Railways has announced summer special train services to cater to the travel demand during the summer holidays. These trains are intended to make it easier for people to return home. The services are starting on April 19th, 2023. The train routes and schedules include: * **Durg-Patna-Durg Summer Special (Train No....
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08793/08794)**: This train will run every Friday, departing from Durg at 1:25 PM and arriving in Patna at 9:30 AM the next day. The return service (Train No. 08794) will run every Saturday from Patna at 12:30 PM, arriving in Durg at 1:55 PM the next day. * **CSMT Mumbai-Asansol-CSMT Mumbai Summer Special (Train No. 01145/01146)**: This train will run every Monday, departing from CSMT Mumbai at 11:05 AM and reaching Asansol on Wednesday at 2:15 AM. The return service (Train No. 01146) will run every Wednesday from Asansol at 9:00 PM, arriving in CSMT Mumbai on Friday at 8:15 AM. Additionally, several trains already operate between Gaya and Ayodhya, catering to passengers seeking to travel between these destinations.

The number of sleeper coaches on the Ganga Damodar Express and Patna-Dumka-Patna Express will be increased from three to five. The number of sleeper coaches on the Ganga Satluj Express, which departs from Dhanbad station, will be increased from five to six. The number of AC coaches on the Ganga Satluj...
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Express will be reduced, and the number of sleeper and general coaches will be increased. These changes will come into effect on August 11, 2024 for the Ganga Satluj Express departing from Dhanbad and on August 13, 2024 for the Ganga Satluj Express departing from Firozpur. The Ganga Damodar Express and Patna-Dumka-Patna Express will also have changes in their coach compositions starting August 15th and 16th, respectively. The number of sleeper coaches on the Ganga Damodar Express will be reduced from eight to six, and the number of general coaches will be increased. The number of sleeper coaches on the Patna-Dumka-Patna Express will be increased from three to five. There will be no changes to the AC coaches on either train.

The composition of train coaches on the Ganga Satluj and Ganga Damodar Express trains departing from Dhanbad will be altered starting in August. The Ganga Damodar Express, which runs between Dhanbad-Patna-Dhanbad, will have two fewer sleeper coaches and two additional general coaches. The Ganga Satluj Express, running between Dhanbad-Firozpur-Dhanbad, will see...
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the reduction of two second AC coaches and the addition of one general and one sleeper coach. These changes are being made to address complaints about unauthorized passengers traveling in sleeper and AC coaches. The railway had increased the number of AC coaches in 2022 and 2023, reducing the number of general and sleeper coaches. This led to a surge in passengers using general tickets to travel in AC and sleeper classes, resulting in complaints. The Ganga Damodar Express will run with six sleeper coaches instead of eight starting on August 15th from Dhanbad and August 16th from Patna. The number of general coaches will increase from three to five. The Patna-Dumka Express, which shares the same train set as the Ganga Damodar Express, will also have its composition adjusted. The Ganga Satluj Express will run with four general and six sleeper coaches starting on August 11th from Dhanbad. The new composition will be implemented on the return trip from Firozpur on August 13th.

Due to non-interlocking work on the Lucknow division of North Railway, there are changes in train operations. The Howrah-Yog Nagari Rishikesh Doon Express (13009) will run via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow from March 19th to 21st. The Yog Nagari Rishikesh-Howrah Doon Express (13010) will run via Lucknow-Pratapgarh-Varanasi from March 19th to 21st. The Dhanbad-Firozpur...
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Cantt Ganga Satluj Express (13307) will run via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow from March 19th to 21st. The Tata-Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Express (18103) ran via Varanasi-Pratapgarh-Lucknow on March 20th. This information was provided by the Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Dhanbad, and Senior Public Relations Officer, Amaresh Kumar.