The Indian Railways is making arrangements for the upcoming Shravani Mela, which begins on July 22nd, to ensure a smooth journey for devotees. They've introduced special train services and extended stoppages at various stations to manage the anticipated influx of pilgrims. For the convenience of travelers, additional stoppages are being...
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provided at Sultan Ganj, Ara, and Buxar stations for select mail and express trains during the mela period. The Shravani Mela Special Trains (03113 & 03114) will have a 2-minute halt at Ara at 11:35 am and Buxar at 12:31 pm respectively. These trains will also stop at Buxar at 8:43 pm and Ara at 9:45 pm. All mail and express trains (except Rajdhani Express, Vande Bharat Express, Duronto Express, Janshatabdi Express, Purva Express, Garib Rath Express, Humsafar Express) with a stop of less than 5 minutes at Jasidih station will have their stoppage extended to 5 minutes during the mela period.

Due to the upcoming Shravan month, starting on July 21st, there is a surge in demand for train tickets from Varanasi to Ujjain and Baba Vaidyanath Dham. Consequently, long waiting lists are observed for trains on these routes, with confirmed seats unavailable. The Mahakal Express to Ujjain has been fully booked...
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since July 15th with waiting lists extending into late July. The 19490 Gorakhpur-Ahmedabad Express, also popular for Ujjain travel, has no confirmed seats in sleeper and AC coaches until July 30th. Similarly, trains from Varanasi to Baba Vaidyanath Dham in Jharkhand, including the 12326 Guru Mukhi Express, 12304 Purva Express, 13006 Punjab Mail, and 12334 Vibhuti Express, have long waiting lists across all classes starting July 21st. Tour operators report a high volume of passengers on the Ujjain route, with the Mahakal Express experiencing the highest demand.

Due to redevelopment work at Prayagraj Junction, the platforms for 101 trains will change starting Wednesday. 69 trains that currently arrive at platforms 4 and 5, along with 32 trains that arrive at platforms 7-8 and 9-10, will be shifted to different platforms. The redevelopment work, which includes pillar and piling...
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work, will take place on platforms 4 and 5 and is scheduled to be completed by July 26. Among the trains affected are Rajdhani Express trains.

Due to maintenance work on bridge number 623 (between Nawapatra and Mathurapur) on the Jhajha-Asansol section of the Asansol division, a 10-hour traffic and power block has been planned on the up main line on Sunday, April 21, from 6 am to 4 pm. This will affect train operations, with...
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several trains being cancelled. These include the 03681 Asansol-Jasidih Passenger, 03538/03539 Andal-Jasidih-Andal Passenger Special, 03675/03676 Asansol-Jhajha-Asansol, 03581/03582 Jasidih-Banka-Jasidih, and 02023/02024 Howrah-Patna-Howrah Special Express trains. Some trains will have their routes changed, including 12304 New Delhi-Howrah Purva Express, 12326 Nagladam-Kolkata Guruमुखी Superfast Express, 13331/13332 Dhanbad-Patna-Dhanbad Express, 12317 Kolkata-Amritsar Akal Takht Express, and 22197 Pratham Swatantrata Sangram Express. Train 13508 Gorakhpur-Asansol Express will terminate at Jasidih, 18183/18184 Tatanagar-Buxar-Tatanagar Express will be terminated at Asansol and start from Asansol, and 17321 Vasco Da Gama-Jasidih Weekly Express will be terminated at Madhupur. Train 17006 Raxaul-Hyderabad Weekly Express will be controlled for 80 minutes. The railway has apologized for any inconvenience caused to passengers.