To facilitate the travel of devotees during Sharad Navratri, Indian Railways has announced the addition of stops for 26 pairs of trains passing through Prayagraj Junction and Chivki at Vindhyachal and Maihar stations. This extra stoppage will be in effect from Thursday, October 3rd to October 11th, with 11 pairs of...
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trains stopping at Vindhyachal and 15 at Maihar. This information was confirmed by the Chief Public Relations Officer of North Central Railway, Shashikant Tripathi.

To accommodate the influx of pilgrims during the Shardiya Navratri festival, the Indian Railways has announced the addition of extra stops for 26 train pairs in Vindhyachal and Maihar Dham. These stops will commence on Thursday, October 26th, with 11 additional stops in Vindhyachal and 15 in Maihar. This measure aims...
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to provide convenience for devotees travelling to these sacred sites during the festival.

During the Shardiya Navratri festival, the Bhopal Railway Division will offer a 5-minute temporary halt at Maihar station for 14 pairs of passenger trains passing through the division from October 2nd to 17th, 2024. This decision was made to facilitate the travel of devotees from the Mahakaushal region, including Bhopal, who...
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travel to Maihar during the festival. Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Saurabh Kataria, confirmed this information, highlighting the significant number of devotees visiting the temple.

To cater to the anticipated surge in passenger traffic during upcoming festivals, the railway administration is introducing a weekly special train, the Agra Cantt-Forbesganj via Lucknow Festival Special, commencing on October 4th and running for eight trips until November 22nd. Train number 04195, departing Agra Cantt at 5:00 AM, will traverse...
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through Dholpur, Gwalior, Dabra, Datia, Veerangana Lakshmibai Jn., Jhansi, Orai, Pokhrayan, Kanpur Central, Unnao, and reach Lucknow at 5:35 PM. The train will then continue its journey, arriving at Forbesganj at 3:15 PM the following day. The return journey, train number 04196, will depart Forbesganj at 6:40 PM and arrive in Lucknow at 5:05 PM, finally reaching Agra Cantt at 7:10 AM. Additionally, to manage the expected festive crowds, extra general coaches will be added to several trains. These include: Train number 11061 (LTT-Jaynagar Express), 11062 (Jaynagar-LTT Express), 11071 (LTT-Ballia Express), 11072 (Ballia-LTT Express), 11055 (LTT-Gorakhpur Express), 11056 (Gorakhpur-LTT Express), 11059 (LTT-Chhapra Express), and 11060 (Chhapra-LTT Express).

Central Railway is adding General Class coaches and a Luggage cum Guard's Brake Van to 84 Mail/Express trains to accommodate increased passenger demand. The changes start on various dates, from December 8th, 2024. The trains affected include the CSMT Mumbai-Bhubaneswar Konark Express, CSMT Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express, CSMT Mumbai-Amritsar Express, CSMT Mumbai-Chennai...
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Express, LTT Mumbai-Karaikal Express, LTT Mumbai-Ayodhya Cantt Saket Express, LTT Mumbai-Ballia Kamayani Express, LTT Mumbai-Balharshah Express, LTT Mumbai-Chhapra Express, LTT Mumbai-Gorakhpur Godan Express, LTT Mumbai-Gorakhpur Express, LTT Mumbai-Ayodhya Cantt Tulsi Express, LTT Mumbai-Gorakhpur Express, LTT Mumbai-Ayodhya Cantt Express, and LTT Mumbai-Sultanpur Superfast Express. Each train's revised composition includes a specific number of AC-II Tier, AC-III Tier, Sleeper, General Second Class (including the Luggage cum Guard's Brake Van), Pantry Car, and Generator Car. The number of coaches varies per train, with some having 16 LHB Coaches and others having 22 LHB Coaches.