The North Eastern Railway has announced route changes, cancellations, and restrictions for several trains passing through Chhapra Junction due to pre-non interlocking and non-interlocking work, safety inspection, and commissioning of a new rail line between Lucknow Jn.-Manaknagar and Aishbagh-Manaknagar. The changes are effective from June 8th to 14th, 2024, impacting...
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trains such as the Chhapra-Anand Vihar Special, Chhapra-Mathura Express, Barauni-Ernakulam Express, Katihar-Amritsar Express, Farrukhabad-Chhapra Express, New Delhi-Darbhanga Express, Darbhanga-New Delhi Express, Barauni-New Delhi Special, New Delhi-Barauni Special, Darbhanga-New Delhi, New Delhi-Darbhanga Special, Amritsar-Katihar Express, Delhi-Azamgarh Express, Mathura-Chhapra Express, Chhapra-Anand Vihar Special, Anand Vihar Terminal-Chhapra Special, Chhapra-Anand Vihar Special, Anand Vihar Terminal-Chhapra Special, Patliputra-Lucknow Jn. Express, and Barauni-Lucknow Jn. Express. Specific details include dates, train numbers, and stations affected.

Several railway stations in Uttar Pradesh are undergoing renovations and upgrades to enhance facilities. The non-interlocking work for automated signaling has commenced on the Gorakhpur-Gonda section. Consequently, the Indian Railways has canceled some trains and rerouted others. A revised timetable was released on Sunday, April 15th, outlining the changes. Trains 22531...
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(Chhapra-Mathura Express) and 22532 (Mathura-Chhapra Express) were canceled on April 15th. Several other trains will operate on altered routes on the same day. Train 02563 (Barauni-New Delhi) will follow a revised route via Chhapra, Ghazipur City, Varanasi, Banaras, Prayagraj, and Kanpur Central. The 02564 (New Delhi-Barauni) will run on a new route via Kanpur Central, Prayagraj, Banaras, Varanasi, Ghazipur City, and Chhapra. Train 02569 (Darbhanga-New Delhi) will also utilize the altered route via Chhapra, Ghazipur City, Varanasi, Banaras, Prayagraj, and Kanpur Central. Trains operating to and from Prayagraj, Kanpur, and Gorakhpur are expected to be affected. The full article, including a complete list of impacted trains, can be found on the Dainik Bhaskar app.

The speed of superfast and express trains running from Kanpur Central station to Mumbai via Orai, Jhansi, Itarsi, and Bhopal is set to increase. On Saturday, the ADRM Infrastructure inspected the railway track and agreed to increase the train speed by 10 kilometers per hour. Trains will now be able to...
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run at a speed of 110 kilometers per hour on the Jhansi route. Currently, about 100 trains run at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour on this route. The trains affected by this speed increase include the Sitapur Mumbai LTT Superfast Express 12108, Gorakhpur-Mumbai LTT Superfast Express 20104, Kushinagar Superfast Express 22537, and Pushpak Superfast Express 12533. These trains travel from Kanpur to Mumbai via Bhimsen station and further on the Jhansi route. The ADRM Infrastructure inspected the railway track and discussed the issue with railway officers and engineers. ACM Santosh Tripathi confirmed that the train speed on the Bhimsen-Jhansi route has been increased to 110 kilometers per hour, from the previous speed of 100 kilometers per hour. In other news, the Chhapra Mathura Express 22531/22532 has been canceled on March 15th due to non-interlocking work being carried out for automatic signaling on the Gorakhpur-Gonda section. Additionally, five trains will be rerouted and will pass through Kanpur Central station on their way to their respective destinations. The Barouni New Delhi Express 02563 will run from Chhapra station to Kanpur Central via Ghazipur City, Varanasi, Banaras, and Prayagraj on Mondays and Tuesdays. On Sundays and Mondays, the New Delhi Barouni Express 02564 will run from Kanpur Central to Chhapra via Prayagraj, Banaras, Varanasi, and Ghazipur City.

The Gorakhpur-Gonda rail section will undergo non-interlocking work for automated signaling, resulting in speedier train services in the future. However, this will lead to the cancellation of the Chhapra-Mathura-Chhapra train (via Lucknow) on April 15th and route changes for several trains, impacting a few passing through Lucknow. Passengers can check train...
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status on the railway's inquiry number 139 for travel convenience.