Central Railway, Mumbai Division will be conducting maintenance work at Kasara Station on October 20th and 21st, 2024, affecting train operations. The work includes platform extension and widening, along with the extension of 3 R&D lines in the down yard. This will involve traffic blocks on both UP and DOWN...
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lines, impacting numerous train services. Several trains will be cancelled, short terminated, or short originated. Additionally, many trains will be diverted through alternative routes, impacting their travel time.

Due to scheduled maintenance work on the railway line between Kasara and Igatpuri on October 20th and 21st, the railway administration has canceled the Dhule-Mumbai and Mumbai-Dhule Express trains and altered the routes of 25 trains. Additionally, four trains have been short-terminated. The 11012 Dhule-Mumbai Express and 11011 Mumbai-Dhule Express...
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have been canceled on Sunday, October 20th. The Nagpur-Mumbai Sewagram Express departing from Nagpur on Saturday, October 19th, will be short-terminated at Nasik Road instead of Mumbai. This train will be canceled between Nasik Road and Mumbai. The return journey will depart from Nasik Road on Sunday, October 20th, at the scheduled time. The Jabalpur-Mumbai Garibrath Express departing from Jabalpur on Saturday, October 19th, will be short-terminated at Manmad instead of Mumbai. This train will be canceled between Manmad and Mumbai. The return journey will depart from Manmad at the scheduled time. On Saturday, October 19th, train number 11072 Ballia-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus will be diverted via Jalgaon, Nandurbar, and Vasai Road. The Amritsar-Mumbai Express departing from Amritsar on the same day will also be diverted via Jalgaon, Nandurbar, and Vasai Road. The Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express departing from Gorakhpur on October 19th will be diverted via Jalgaon, Nandurbar, and Vasai Road. The Jaynagar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Chhapra-Panvel Special, Howrah-Mumbai Gitanjali Express departing on October 19th will be diverted via Jalgaon, Nandurbar, and Vasai Road. The Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express departing from Gorakhpur on October 19th will be diverted via Manmad, Nagar, Daund Cord Line, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, and Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. The Nanded-Mumbai Tapovan Express on Sunday, October 20th, will be diverted via Manmad, Nagar, Daund Cord Line, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, and reach Mumbai. The Santragachi*-Pune Express will be diverted via Manmad, Nagar, and Daund Cord Line and reach Pune. The Patna-Vasco Di Gama Express departing from Patna on October 19th will be diverted via Manmad, Nagar, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, and Panvel. The Nagpur-Madgaon Express departing from Nagpur on October 19th will be diverted via Manmad, Nagar, Daund Cord Line, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, and reach Madgaon. The Kazipeth-Dadar Express departing from Kazipeth on October 9th will be diverted via Nanded, Parbhani, Latur Road, Latur, Kurduvadi, Daund, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, and reach Dadar. On Saturday, October 18th, the Shalimar-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express was diverted via Jalgaon, Nandurbar, Bhetasthan, and Vasai Road. The Howrah-Mumbai Mail was diverted via Jalgaon, Nandurbar, and Vasai Road. The Ballia-Dadar Special Express departing from Ballia was diverted via Manmad, Nagar, Daund Cord Line, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, and reach Dadar. The Raxol-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Special Express departing from Raxol was diverted via Manmad, Nagar, Daund Cord Line, Pune, Lonavala, Karjat, Kalyan, and reach Lokmanya Tilak Terminus. On Sunday, October 20th, the Mumbai-Firozpur Punjab Mail was diverted via Diva, Vasai Road, Nandurbar, and Jalgaon and reached Firozpur. The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Puri Express and the Mumbai-Howrah Duronto Express were diverted via Diva, Vasai Road, Bhetasthan, Nandurbar, and Jalgaon and reached Howrah. On Monday, October 21st, the Mumbai-Nanded Express departing from Mumbai will be diverted via Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, and Manmad and reach Nanded. The Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express departing from Mumbai on Sunday, October 20th, will be diverted via Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, and Manmad and reach Gondia. The Mumbai-Amravati Express departing from Mumbai will be diverted via Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, and Manmad and reach Amravati. The Mumbai-Nagpur Duronto Express will be diverted via Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, and Manmad and reach Nagpur. The Mumbai-Ballarshah Nandigram Express departing from Mumbai will be diverted via Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, and Manmad and reach Ballarshah. The Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Raxol Special Express departing from Mumbai will be diverted via Kalyan, Karjat, Lonavala, Pune, and Manmad and reach Raxol.

Due to the Diwali festival, trains to Prayagraj are experiencing a shortage of seats, with waiting lists exceeding 200. This is particularly prevalent in trains from Delhi to Prayagraj, including popular options like the Vande Bharat Express (22436), Mahabodi, North East Express, and Prayagraj Express. The situation is expected to worsen...
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on October 28th and 29th, as many people are returning to Prayagraj for the festival. Conversely, trains departing from Prayagraj to Delhi, such as the Vande Bharat Express (22435), Rajdhani, and Prayagraj Express, have available seats. However, trains to Gorakhpur, like the 15003 Chouri Chaura Express, are also facing heavy waiting lists. Similarly, trains departing from Prayagraj after Diwali on November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, including the Vande Bharat Express (22436), Mahabodi, and Purva Express, are experiencing high waiting lists. The situation is similar for other routes such as Mumbai, with limited availability on trains like the 12421 Mumbai Mail, 15018 Gorakhpur LTT, and 11072 Kamayani Express. Travelers planning to travel during this period are advised to book their tickets in advance to avoid any inconvenience.

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).

The West Central Railway Jabalpur Division is undergoing third railway line construction at Damoh station. This construction will affect the routes of several trains, with some experiencing temporary halts at Katni and Katni South stations. Several trains, including the Jabalpur-Somnath Express, will have their routes altered on specific dates. For...
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example, the 12823 Dur-Nizamuddin Express will be diverted on August 31st and September 9th, while the 11449-50 Jabalpur-Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express will be diverted on September 3rd and 11th. Details on specific routes and dates for each train are provided in the article.