Starting from now, 26 trains, including the Bhubaneswar Rajdhani, Sealdah Duronto, and Agartala Rajdhani Express, will now have stopovers at Prayagraj Junction. This development makes Prayagraj one of the few stations across the country that offers stopovers for all passenger trains. This change comes after the issue of Prayagraj Junction lacking...
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stopovers for 26 trains, despite being a significant city in the state and hosting the Kumbh Mela, was brought to light by Amar Ujala. Subsequently, former Member of Parliament Kesari Devi raised the issue at a meeting with the General Manager of North Central Railway (NCR) last year. DRM Prayagraj, Himanshu Badoni, informed them about the railway's response to the issue during the meeting.

The 20840 Ranchi Rajdhani Express, traveling from New Delhi to Ranchi, experienced engine failure en route. The AC cooling in the coaches stopped working. When the train reached Kanpur Central, attempts were made to repair the engine but it was unsuccessful. A replacement engine was installed, and the train was dispatched...
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to Ranchi. The train arrived at platform number five of Kanpur Central at 8:45 pm on Monday and departed at 9:15 pm after the engine was replaced. The timely change facilitated the departure of the 12314 and 12424 Rajdhani trains.