Indian Railways is introducing special trains to manage passenger traffic and accommodate extra rush. Here's a breakdown of the new services: * **New Delhi - SVD Katra - New Delhi (Bi-Weekly):** Train 04075/04076 will run twice a week, departing New Delhi on Wednesdays and Sundays and arriving in SVD Katra the next...
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day. The return trip (04076) departs SVD Katra on Mondays and Thursdays. * **SVD Katra - Varanasi - SVD Katra (Weekly):** Train 04624/04623 will run once a week, leaving SVD Katra on Sundays and reaching Varanasi the following day. The return trip (04623) departs Varanasi on Tuesdays. * **Delhi - Varanasi - Delhi (Tri-Weekly):** Train 04080/04079 will operate thrice a week, departing Delhi on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The return trip (04079) departs Varanasi on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. * **Bhatinda - Varanasi - Bhatinda (Bi-Weekly):** Train 04530/04529 will run twice a week, leaving Bhatinda on Mondays and Fridays. The return trip (04529) departs Varanasi on Tuesdays and Saturdays. * **Anand Vihar Terminal - Ayodhya Cantt. - Anand Vihar Terminal (Tri-Weekly):** Train 04096/04095 will operate thrice a week, departing Anand Vihar Terminal on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The return trip (04095) departs Ayodhya Cantt. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. * **Chandigarh - Gorakhpur - Chandigarh (Weekly):** Train 04518/04517 will run once a week, departing Chandigarh on Thursdays. The return trip (04517) departs Gorakhpur on Fridays. * **Anand Vihar Terminal - Jaynagar - Anand Vihar Terminal (Bi-Weekly):** Train 04060/04059 will run twice a week, departing Anand Vihar Terminal on Tuesdays and Fridays.

The North Railway will be running special trains between Varanasi Jn. and Chandigarh/Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra for the convenience of passengers. Train 04211/04212, Varanasi Jn. - Chandigarh - Varanasi Jn. Special, will depart from Varanasi Jn. every Saturday (first departure on 17.08.24) and from Chandigarh every Sunday (first departure on...
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18.08.24). The train has 22 coaches including AC First Class, AC Second Class, AC Third Class, AC Third Class Economy, Sleeper, Generator, General, and SLR. Train 04624/04623, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra - Varanasi - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special, will depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra every Sunday (first departure on 11.08.24) and from Varanasi every Tuesday (first departure on 13.08.24). This train has 20 coaches including AC Second Class, AC Third Class, AC Third Class Economy, Sleeper, General, SLR, Generator, and a closed pantry car.

The Indian Railways has announced the schedule for six special festival trains operating through Bareilly during Raksha Bandhan. These trains will run between Delhi-Varanasi, Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Chandigarh. The service will be operational from 11th to 27th August on different dates. Ticket booking for these trains has commenced with...
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the release of the schedule.

Indian Railways has announced six special festival trains running via Bareilly to facilitate travel during Raksha Bandhan. These trains will operate between Delhi-Varanasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Chandigarh between August 11th and 27th. Ticket booking has begun for all these trains. Train 04080 Delhi-Varanasi special will depart at...
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9:10 PM on 14th and 18th August, reaching Bareilly at 2:25 AM, and arriving in Varanasi at 2:30 PM the next day. The return train, 04079 Varanasi-Delhi special, will leave Varanasi at 7:45 PM on 15th and 19th August, reaching Bareilly at 7:30 AM the next day and Delhi at 1:35 PM. Train 04624 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Varanasi special will depart at 11:45 PM on 11th, 18th, and 25th August, reaching Bareilly at 2:44 PM the next day and arriving in Varanasi at 11:55 PM. The return train, 04623 Varanasi-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra special, will leave Varanasi at 5:30 AM on 13th, 20th, and 27th August, reaching Bareilly at 3:40 PM and arriving in Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 11:25 AM the next day. Train 04211 Varanasi-Chandigarh special will depart at 2:40 PM on 17th August, reaching Bareilly at 12:02 AM and arriving in Chandigarh at 7:20 AM the next day. The return train, 04212 Chandigarh-Varanasi special, will leave Chandigarh at 9:30 AM on 18th August, reaching Bareilly at 4:22 PM and arriving in Varanasi at 1:20 AM.

In Punjab, 26 trains, including Shan-e-Punjab, have been canceled and 25 trains have had their routes diverted due to ongoing construction work on different railway divisions. This disruption will affect train services from August 14th to 26th, potentially impacting travelers during Raksha Bandhan. The canceled trains include Amritsar-New Delhi Shan-e-Punjab (12497-98),...
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Amritsar-Chandigarh (12242), Chandigarh-Amritsar (12241), Amritsar-C.C. (12412), Nangal Dam-Amritsar (14506-05), Kalka-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (14503), Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Kalka (14504), Jalandhar City Ambala Cantt (04690-89), Chandigarh-Amritsar (12411), Pathankot-Delhi Junction (22430), Delhi Junction-Pathankot (22429), Amritsar-J. (04652), Jayanagar-Amritsar (04651), Amritsar-New Jalpaiguri (04654), and New Jalpaiguri-Amritsar (04653). Additionally, 25 trains will be diverted. To facilitate travel during Raksha Bandhan, 6 special trains will run between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (04087, 04088) on August 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th. Further special trains will run between New Delhi and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (04081, 04082, 04085, 04086) on August 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th. A special train will also operate from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Varanasi (04624) on August 11th, 18th, and 25th and from Varanasi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra (04623) on August 13th, 20th, and 27th.