Indian Railways has decided to add extra coaches to 24 important trains to address the increasing demand from passengers. This will help reduce the difficulty passengers face in securing confirmed tickets. The railway will be adding more general second-class compartments to 24 important long-distance trains to improve the travel experience. The...
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additional coaches will be added over several days to cater to the rising demand for tickets throughout the year. In addition to adding general second-class coaches, the railway will permanently replace some AC 3-tier economy and sleeper-class coaches with general second-class coaches to make travel more affordable and accessible for a larger number of passengers. The move ensures that more people can travel comfortably, even during peak seasons, without the high cost associated with premium classes. This increase is part of the Indian Railways' commitment to meeting the needs of all passengers and ensuring a more inclusive and convenient travel experience for everyone. Specific details of the train additions, including departure dates and train numbers are included below.

Several trains arriving in North Bihar were delayed due to maintenance and other works on various railway tracks. The New Delhi-Barauni Clone Express (02564) was delayed by 3.17 hours, while the Barauni-New Delhi Clone Express (02563) was delayed by approximately 4.17 minutes. Other trains, including the Mithila Express (13022), Maury Express...
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(15028), and the New Delhi-New Jalpaiguri Superfast (12524), were also delayed. Passengers at Muzaffarpur Junction faced inconvenience due to these delays.

The 02563 Barauni-New Delhi Clone Express was held at Muzaffarpur Junction for 44 minutes, causing delays and inconvenience to passengers. This was due to three other trains, including the 12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express, being given priority to proceed. Passengers of the Clone Express faced difficulties and protested on the platform....
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The train was later allowed to leave for Hajipur. The Clone Express was already running late, arriving at Muzaffarpur at 10:59 AM instead of 9:30 AM. The Vaishali Superfast was also delayed by 19 minutes. The Raxaul-Howrah 13022 Mithila Express was also held up at the junction for about 17 minutes. All delays were attributed to track maintenance work on the Samastipur section.

Due to ROB girder launching between Bapudham Motihari and Jiwadhara stations on Sampar No. 159 in Samastipur Division, traffic and power blocks will be implemented on July 23, 2024, from 09:15 AM to 02:00 PM and on July 24, 2024, from 09:15 AM to 01:25 PM. This will lead to the...
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cancellation of Train No. 05258 (Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur Passenger Special) and Train No. 05259 (Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj Passenger Special) on both July 23 and 24. Additionally, Train No. 05261 (Muzaffarpur-Raxual Passenger Special) will be partially terminated at Pipra, and Train No. 05507 (Raxual-Mehsi Passenger Special) will be partially terminated at Semra on both days. Train No. 05262 (Raxual-Muzaffarpur Passenger Special) will be partially commenced from Pipra, and Train No. 05508 (Mehsi-Raxual Passenger Special) will be partially commenced from Semra on July 23 and 24. Furthermore, Train No. 19038 (Barauni-Bandra Terminal Express) departing from Barauni will be rescheduled by 180 minutes on July 23 and 135 minutes on July 24. Train No. 13022 (Raxual-Howrah Express) departing from Raxual will be rescheduled by 150 minutes on July 23 and 120 minutes on July 24. Train No. 12557 (Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti Express) departing from Muzaffarpur will be rescheduled by 75 minutes on July 23. Train No. 15706 (Delhi-Katihar Express) departing from Delhi will be rescheduled by 180 minutes on July 23. Train No. 05257 (Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj Passenger) departing from Muzaffarpur will be rescheduled by 60 minutes on July 23. Lastly, Train No. 12557 (Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti Express) departing from Muzaffarpur will operate at a controlled speed between Muzaffarpur and Pipra for 45 minutes on July 24.

The Indian Railways has made arrangements for the influx of pilgrims visiting Deoghar during Shravan month. Several trains have been added with extra coaches to accommodate the surge in passengers. These trains include the 13021/13022 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, 13029/13030 Howrah-Mokama-Howrah Express, 13185/13186 Sealdah-Jaynagar-Sealdah Gangasagar Express, and 13105/13106 Sealdah-Ballia-Sealdah Express. The...
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additional coaches will be operational from July 22nd to August 19th. This is done to ease congestion in the general compartments due to the restriction on waiting tickets in sleeper class during this period. The Railways has also taken other measures, such as adding more trains and extending service hours to handle the surge in travellers during the Shravan pilgrimage.