The Indian Railways will be installing and testing automatic signals on the rail track between the stations of Magahar, Khalilabad, and Chureb on the Gorakhpur to Lucknow route. Due to this, a mega block has been scheduled for the 3rd and 4th of September. After the completion of this work, the...
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track will be able to accommodate more than two trains in one block. This will result in the cancellation of 27 trains between the 2nd and 4th of September. Additionally, 26 trains will be diverted to take the Gorakhpur-Barhani-Gonda route, and seven trains, including Vande Bharat, will be rescheduled. The cancellation of 22531 (Chhapra to Mathura Junction Express) and 22532 (Mathura Junction to Chhapra Express) on the 2nd and 4th of September is also announced. The same applies to 15114 (Chhapra Kacheri to Gomti Nagar Express) and 15113 (Gomti Nagar to Chhapra Kacheri Express) on the 2nd and 3rd of September. Furthermore, 12531 (Gorakhpur to Lucknow Junction Express) and 12532 (Lucknow Junction to Gorakhpur Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September. Similarly, the cancellation of 12530 (Lucknow Junction to Patliputra Express) and 12529 (Patliputra to Lucknow Junction Express) on the 3rd and 4th of September is also announced. Lastly, 15070 (Aishbagh to Gorakhpur Express) and 15069 (Gorakhpur to Aishbagh Express) will be cancelled on the 3rd and 4th of September, and the 4th and 5th of September, respectively.

The Indian Railways will implement an automatic signaling system between Magahar and Chureb railway stations on the Gorakhpur-Gonda rail route via Basti. This will necessitate a two-day block on September 3rd and 4th, resulting in the cancellation of 16 pairs of trains, including the Chhapra-Mathura Express, Intercity Express via (Basti), Intercity...
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Express via (Balrampur), Pataliputra Express, Barauni to Gwalior Special Mail, Gorakhpur-Gonda Passenger Train, Gorakhpur-Sitapur via Gonda Train, Gonda to Sitapur Special Train, Gorakhpur to Bahraich Express, Gonda to Sitapur Train, and Gorakhpur to Barhni trains. Additionally, the routes of 27 other trains, including Vaishali Superfast, Konkan Express, Saptakranti Superfast Express, Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express, Gorakhpur to LTT Express, Humsafar Superfast Express, New Jalpaiguri to Gorakhpur Express, Mumbai Superfast Express, Bandra Express, and Kushinagar Express, will be altered, with these trains routed via Gorakhpur to Barhni and Balrampur via Gonda.

On Wednesday, Mukesh Mahrotra, the Principal Chief Safety Officer of the North Eastern Railway, conducted an inspection of the Mankapur Junction-Ramghat Halt rail section in the Lucknow division. This safety audit aimed to assess the efficiency of railway employees and included safety counseling. The inspection was accompanied by senior railway...
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officials, including Chief Engineer S.K. Singh, Chief Passenger Transport Manager Ashish Bhatia, and the Headquarter Safety Audit team.

Indian Railways has identified 30 stations across nine zones that lack crucial amenities, including charging and pre-cooling facilities for AC coaches. This lack of infrastructure is causing inconvenience to passengers. The issue came to light after train operations began from Cantt, Barhni, and Nakaha stations in Gorakhpur, but without essential...
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amenities. The Railway Board has issued a directive to all regional railways to rectify this situation immediately. The affected stations include five from the North Eastern Railway (NER), which are Barhni, Cantt, Nakaha, Mankapur, and Mau. Passengers are experiencing discomfort as AC coaches are not pre-cooled before boarding, and charging points for sleeper coaches are only functional while the train is in motion. The NER administration has responded to the Railway Board's letter by initiating efforts to improve these facilities and has instructed relevant officials to prioritize this task.