On Friday, the Punjab Mail, scheduled to arrive at Gauriganj, and the Himgiri Express, scheduled to arrive at Nihalgarh, were both significantly delayed. Passengers were forced to wait on the platform in the heat for hours. The Punjab Mail, which usually carries 25 passengers from Gauriganj to various stations in Bihar...
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and Howrah, was delayed for 18 hours, arriving at 7:29 AM on Saturday instead of its scheduled time of 12:51 PM on Friday. The Padmavat Express, running between Delhi and Pratapgarh, was delayed by 3 hours on Saturday. The Himgiri Express, operating between Jammu Tawi and Howrah, was delayed for 17 hours, arriving at Nihalgarh at 9:39 AM on Saturday instead of its scheduled time of 4:46 PM on Friday. The Station Superintendent, Praveen Singh, attributed the delays to unavoidable circumstances.