The commissioning of the double line between Narkatiaganj and Chamua, Piparaha, Motipur and Mahwal on the Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur rail section has commenced. The commissioning work will be carried out rapidly on Wednesday. As a precaution, the railway has altered train operations. Four pairs of passenger trains and two pairs of intercity express...
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trains will be cancelled for four days. Additionally, 22 trains, including the Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar-Muzaffarpur Saptakranti Superfast, Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express, Gorakhpur-Kolkata Express, Raxaul-Anand Vihar, Raxaul-LTT, and Saharsa-Anand Vihar, will operate on modified routes starting Wednesday. The 15215-16 Intercity Express, which ran between Muzaffarpur and Chanpatia on Tuesday, will also be cancelled on Wednesday. Nine pairs of passenger trains will operate with short-term terminations and origins. The CRS will inspect the doubling fitness on February 22 and 24. Following this, train operations will commence on the upgraded line, leading to increased train speeds and eliminating the need to wait for signals at crossings. Train operations will be affected from February 21 to 25 due to pre-NI and NI activities. The Darbhanga-Amritsar Jansadharan Express will not run until February 23. The Awadh Express, operating between Muzaffarpur and Anand Vihar, was delayed by 1 hour and 14 minutes on Tuesday. The Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express arrived at Muzaffarpur Junction 1 hour and 25 minutes late. The Barौनी-Bandra Terminus Awadh Express was delayed for 2 hours due to line blockage and remained halted for 1 hour and 30 minutes. The Darbhanga-Amritsar Jansadharan Express was cancelled on Tuesday and will resume operations on February 24. Due to the NI work, thousands of passengers are facing difficulties. Several trains have been cancelled at half a dozen stations, prompting passengers to cancel their tickets or seek travel extensions. Many people were seen at the PRS on Tuesday to cancel their tickets. Cancelled trains include 05257-58 Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur (February 21-24), 05259-60 Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur (February 21-24), 05261-62 Muzaffarpur-Raxaul-Muzaffarpur (February 21-24), 05287-88 Raxaul-Muzaffarpur-Raxaul (February 22-25), 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jansadharan (February 21-24), 15215-16 Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj Intercity (February 21-25), 15557 Darbhanga-Anand Vihar Express (February 22), and 15558 Anand Vihar-Darbhanga Express (February 23). Short-term terminations and origins include 05040-39 Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur (Harinagar, February 21-22), 05096-95 Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur (Harinagar, February 22), 05209-10 Raxaul-Narkatiaganj-Raxaul (Naval Shahi Halt, February 21-23), 05450-49 Nakha Jungle-Narkatiaganj-Nakha Jungle (Harinagar, February 21-22), 05498-97 Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur (Harinagar, February 21-22), 05541-42 Raxaul-Narkatiaganj-Raxaul (Gokhula, February 21-23), 05587-88 Raxaul-Narkatiaganj-Raxaul (Gokhula, February 21-22), 15201-02 Patliputra-Narkatiaganj-Patliputra (Muzaffarpur, February 21-24), and 15555-56 Patliputra-Bapudham Motihari-Patliputra (Muzaffarpur, February 22-24). Controlled trains include 13022 Raxaul-Howrah Mithila Express (Sugauli to Mehsi, 60 minutes), 09451 Gandhinagar Dham Bhagalpur (Narkatiaganj to Mehsi, 60 minutes), 12557 Muzaffarpur Anand Vihar Sanptkranti (Muzaffarpur to Kanti, 45 minutes), 15555 Patliputra Bapudham Motihari Intercity (Muzaffarpur to Kanti, 45 minutes), and 15705 Katihar-Delhi Humsafar Express (Chakia to Naval Shahi Halt, 60 minutes). Trains operating on altered routes include 12211-12 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Garibrath, 12557-58 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti, 13021-22 Howrah-Raxaul-Howrah Mithila, 14016 Anand Vihar-Raxaul Sadbhavana Express, 15558 Anand Vihar-Darbhanga Express, 15051 Gorakhpur-Patna Express, and 15052 Patna-Gorakhpur Express.

Due to pre-non interlocking and NI works being carried out on the double railway line between Muzaffarpur and Gorakhpur, a significant number of trains have been canceled and the routes of others have been modified. This includes cancellations of trains traveling from Darbhanga to Delhi and Amritsar. Train routes that have...
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been changed include the Anand Vihar Garib Rath, Sadbhavana Express, Raxaul Anand Vihar, and Gorakhpur Kolkata Express. The cancellations and route modifications are scheduled to take place between February 21st and 25th, 2024. Some trains have been canceled between February 19th and 27th, 2024, due to technical reasons and railway line works on the West-Central railway. Additionally, the construction of third-line connectivity at the Ghunghuti station in the Bilaspur division of the South-East Central Railway will start on February 20th and continue for 5 days, affecting the operation of trains. Finally, 18 mail and express trains will resume operations in February.

Due to pre-non-interlocking and NI work on the railway's double line between Muzaffarpur and Gorakhpur, train operations will be affected from Tuesday. Several trains to and from Delhi and Punjab have been canceled, including the Darbhanga-Delhi and Darbhanga-Amritsar trains. Additionally, the routes of several other trains have been changed, including...
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the Anand Vihar Garib Rath, Sadbhavana Express, Raxaul Anand Vihar, and Gorakhpur Kolkata Express. The Jan Sadharan Express, running between Amritsar and Darbhanga, will be canceled on February 20th and 23rd. The Darbhanga-Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express will be canceled on February 21st and 24th. From Wednesday, the Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj Intercity and 15 other trains have been canceled due to technical work being done between Narkatiaganj, Chamua, Pipraha-Motipur, and Mahwal. Between February 20th and 25th, the operation of trains on this route will be changed, with 22 trains, including the Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Saptakranti, being rerouted. A complete list of canceled and rerouted trains is provided at the end.

The railway administration has announced changes to train operations on the Narkatiaganj-Paniyawa, Narkatiaganj-Chamua, and Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur sections of the East Central Railway due to ongoing doubling work between Mahwal, Motipur, and Pipraha stations. These changes include short terminations, short originations, reschedulings, and route diversions for several trains. Specifically, on February 21st and...
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22nd, trains 05040/05498 (Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj Unreserved Special) and 05096 (Gorakhpur-Narkatiaganj Unreserved Special) will terminate at Harinagar. Similarly, train 05450 (Nakha Jungle-Narkatiaganj Unreserved Special) will terminate at Harinagar on the same dates. On the same days, trains 05039 (Narkatiaganj-Nakha Jungle Unreserved Special), 05095 (Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special), 05449 (Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special), and 05497 (Narkatiaganj-Gorakhpur Unreserved Special) will originate from Harinagar. Train 12557 (Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Express) departing from Muzaffarpur on February 20th will be rescheduled by 60 minutes, and train 19038 (Barauni-Branda Terminal Express) departing from Barauni on the same day will be rescheduled by 120 minutes. Train 12211 (Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Express) departing from Muzaffarpur on February 23rd will be diverted to take the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Raxoul-Sagauli route instead of the usual Muzaffarpur-Bapudham Motihari-Sagauli route. Train 12212 (Anand Vihar Terminal-Muzaffarpur Express) departing from Anand Vihar Terminal on February 21st will be diverted to take the Kaptaanganj-Thawe-Siwan-Chhapra Grameen-Hajipur-Muzaffarpur route instead of the usual Kaptaanganj-Narkatiaganj-Bapudham Motihari-Muzaffarpur route. Additionally, trains 12557 (Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Express), 12558 (Anand Vihar Terminal-Muzaffarpur Express), 15051 (Kolkata-Gorakhpur Express), 15052 (Gorakhpur-Kolkata Express), 15653 (Guwahati-Jammutawi Express), and 15656 (Shrimaata Vaishno Devi Katra-Kamakhya Express) will be diverted on various dates, with the exact details available in the original text.

Due to the laying of double lines between Narkatiaganj to Chamua and Mahwal-Motipur-Pipraha on the Muzaffarpur-Gorakhpur railway line, 16 trains have been cancelled for four days on different dates. 22 other trains have had their routes diverted. The cancelled trains include eight passenger trains and eight express trains. Trains like...
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Saptkranti, Mithila Express, Gorakhpur-Kolkata, Raxaul-Anand Vihar, Raxaul-LTT, Saharsa-Anand Vihar have been re-routed on various dates. Seven passenger trains and three intercity trains have been shortened at specific stations. The trains that have been diverted include 12211-12 Garibrath, 12557-58 Saptkranti, 13021-22 Mithila Express, 14016 Sadbhavana Express, 15558 Express, 15051 Gorakhpur-Kolkata Express, 15267-68 Raxaul-LTT Express, 15273-74 Sadbhavana, 15529 Saharsa-Anand Vihar Express, 15653-54 Amarnath Express, 15656 Katra-Kamkhya, 15705-06 Humsafar, 19037-38 Avadh and 19269 Porbandar-Muzaffarpur Express. The cancelled trains and their dates are: 05257-58 Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj (February 21-24), 05259-60 Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj (February 21-24), 05261-62 Muzaffarpur-Raxaul-Muzaffarpur (February 21-24), 05287-88 Raxaul-Muzaffarpur (February 22-25), 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jansadharan (February 21-24), 15212 Amritsar-Darbhanga Jansadharan (February 20-23), 15215-16 Muzaffarpur-Narkatiaganj (February 21-25), 15557 Darbhanga-Anand Vihar Express (February 22), 15558 Anand Vihar-Darbhanga Express (February 23). Separately, traffic was blocked on the Muzaffarpur-Hajipur and Muzaffarpur-Sugauli rail lines on Saturday due to various works, affecting the operation of several trains. The traffic block lasted for about three and a quarter hours on the down line for track repairs, sleeper replacement, etc., on the Turki-Kudhani section. A one-hour traffic block was imposed between Bapudham Motihari and Semra to demolish the old ROB. This affected several trains, including the Mithila and Avadh Express. Trains affected include: 05258 Narkatiaganj-Muzaffarpur, 05261 Muzaffarpur-Raxaul, 05507 Raxaul-Mehsi, 19038 Barauni-Banda terminus Avadh Express. Except for 05261 Muzaffarpur-Raxaul passenger, all other trains were delayed by one hour each and reached Muzaffarpur Junction. 05261 Muzaffarpur Raxaul ran about one and a half hours late for Raxaul.