The Indian Railways has extended the running period of 6 pairs of summer special trains operating through Kota due to heavy passenger demand. Originally scheduled to operate until July 31st, the trains will now run till late December. Passengers are advised to check train status through stations, NTES, Rail Madad 139,...
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or online before traveling. The extended train schedule includes: * **09195 Vadodara-Mau Special:** Every Saturday, till September 28th. * **09196 Mau-Vadodara Special:** Every Sunday, till September 29th. * **09417 Ahmedabad-Danapur Special:** Every Monday, till September 30th. * **09418 Danapur-Ahmedabad Special:** Every Tuesday, till October 1st. * **09097 Bandra Terminal-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special:** Every Sunday, till December 29th. * **09098 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Bandra Terminal Special:** Every Tuesday, till December 31st. * **09183 Mumbai-Banaras Special:** Every Wednesday, till December 25th. * **09184 Banaras-Mumbai Special:** Every Friday, till December 27th. * **09309 Indore-Hazrat Nizamuddin Special:** Every Friday and Sunday, till December 29th. * **09310 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Indore Special:** Every Monday and Saturday, till December 30th. * **09075 Mumbai-Kathgodam Special:** Every Wednesday, till December 25th. * **09076 Kathgodam-Mumbai Special:** Every Thursday, till December 26th.

The Kota Railway Division has extended the duration of 12 summer special trains to provide convenience for passengers. These trains include services from Kota to Vadodara, Mau, Ahmedabad, Patna, Vaishno Devi, Mumbai, Varanasi, and Kathgodam. Some trains have been extended until September while others are extended until December. The extension was...
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implemented to avoid waiting lists for passengers. These special trains were initially scheduled to operate until July, but their duration has been extended due to upcoming festivals like Raksha Bandhan. The Senior Commercial Officer of the Kota Railway Division, Rohit Malviya, explained that the extension was made to accommodate the expected surge in passenger traffic. Previously, these trains were planned to run only until July 31st.

Due to a 33-34 day protest by farmers at Shambhu station, trains entering Punjab were diverted, causing delays for passengers. Passengers are experiencing significant delays, especially on trains arriving from Amritsar. Notably, Train 12716 (Sachkhand Special), scheduled to arrive in Jalandhar at 6:35 AM, was delayed by 6.5 hours. Train 18237...
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(Chhattisgarh Express) was delayed by 4 hours and Train 05049 (Chhapra Special) by 9 hours. Several other trains, including 04655 (Garib Rath), 04017 (Summer Special), 18309 (Jammu Tawi), 12460 (Intercity Express), and 11077 (Jehlum Express) experienced delays of varying durations. Passengers are demanding solutions to alleviate the inconvenience caused by these delays, especially during the summer heat. The Indian Railways has introduced three new trains for Vaishno Devi Katra to cater to the increased demand for travel to the shrine. These trains are 04075-04076 (New Delhi-Mata Vaishno Devi Katra), 04679-04680 (Vaishno Devi-Guwahati), and 09097-09098 (Vaishno Devi Katra-Mumbai).

The Western Railway will conduct a four-hour track maintenance block on the fast lines between Mumbai Central and Mahim stations from 00.15 hrs to 04.15 hrs on the night of May 4-5, 2024. During this block, all fast line trains will operate on slow lines between Santacruz and Churchgate. There will...
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be no block on the Western Railway Suburban section on Sunday, May 5th. Additionally, the Western Railway will provide an additional stop at Valsad station for the summer special train No. 09097/09098 Bandra Terminus – Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra Special, effective from May 5th and 7th, respectively. The train will arrive at Valsad at 00.25 hrs and depart at 00.27 hrs for the train departing Bandra Terminus and arrive at 07.00 hrs and depart at 07.02 hrs for the train departing Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Katra.

Due to increased passenger traffic during the summer break, the Indian Railways has announced special train services between various cities. These trains will operate between Gorakhpur-Amritsar, Chhapra-Amritsar, Saharsa-Sirhind, Bandra-Katra, and Guwahati-Jammu. Train number 05005 will depart Gorakhpur on every Wednesday from April 24th to June 26th, reaching Ambala Cantt the...
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next morning at 5:12 AM and Amritsar at 9:30 AM. The return train, number 05006, will depart Amritsar on every Thursday from April 25th to June 27th, arriving in Ambala Cantt at 4:45 PM and Gorakhpur the next morning at 8:50 AM. Train number 05049 will depart Chhapra on every Friday from April 26th to June 28th, reaching Ambala Cantt the next morning at 5:12 AM and Amritsar at 9:30 AM. The return train, number 05050, will depart Amritsar on every Saturday from April 27th to June 29th, arriving in Ambala Cantt at 4:45 PM and Chhapra the next morning at 2:00 AM. All trains will make stops at various stations along their routes, including Khalilabad, Basti, Gonda, Burhwal, Sitapur Junction, Sitapur City, Bareilly, Moradabad, Saharanpur Junction, Yamunanagar-Jagadhri, Ambala Cantt, Dhandari Kalan, Jalandhar Cantt, and Beas.