On Sunday, several trains, including the Vande Bharat Express from Lucknow, caused passengers to wait for up to seven hours. The 22545 Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express was delayed by two hours, while the 22489 Lucknow-Meerut Vande Bharat Express ran on time on its first day. After the Urs festival and police...
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recruitment exams, overcrowding on trains has subsided, but delays have begun. On Sunday, the 04493 Gorakhpur-Delhi special train was delayed by seven hours, and the 04021 Sitamarhi-Delhi special train was delayed by four hours. Additionally, the 14673 Shaheed Express, 12358 Durgiana Express, 15903 Chandigarh Express, and 12392 Shramjeevi Express caused two-hour delays. The 20505 Rajdhani Express, 12583 Double Decker Express, 14003 Malda Town Express, and 14241 Nauchandi Express also experienced delays on Sunday. Senior DCM Aditya Gupta stated that the Vande Bharat Express is being operated on schedule. On Sunday, the Lucknow-Dehradun Vande Bharat Express was delayed from its departure from the Lucknow platform of NER. The Lucknow-Meerut Vande Bharat Express has been operating regularly since Sunday. The 22490 Meerut-Lucknow Vande Bharat will resume regular operation from Monday.

Member of Parliament Mithilesh Kumar requested Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to stop the New Delhi Dibrugarh Rajdhani (Train number 20503-20504) and Dehradun Lucknow Vande Bharat (Train number 22545-22546) trains at Shahjahanpur station. He highlighted that Shahjahanpur is a major industrial and commercial area with high traffic due to business activities. Local...
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representatives and businessmen have requested the halt for easier travel and access.

Heavy rainfall in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, caused a track circuit failure, disrupting train services. Over 22 trains were impacted, including the Jan Sadharan Express (13257), Nangal Dam Express (12325), Ala Hazrat Express (14321), and the Vande Bharat Express (22545). The circuit failure lasted for three hours, delaying trains and causing inconvenience...
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to passengers, especially those with exams scheduled. In addition to the circuit failure, blockages in Gonda and Roorkee also contributed to the delays. Several other trains were also reported late, with some passengers expressing their concerns about reaching exam centers on time. The railway authorities attributed the delays to heavy traffic and waterlogging on the tracks in Moradabad.

The Indian Railways will be undertaking track work between Moradabad and Bareilly, specifically at Duganpur, leading to a disruption in train services. This work will start on June 22nd, impacting non-interlocking operations and causing inconvenience to passengers. Trains passing through Moradabad, namely the Avadh-Assam Express (15909-10), Kumbh Express (12369), and the...
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Amritsar-Saharsa Garibrath Express (12204), will be diverted to run via Chandausi instead of Rampur.

There are plans to introduce new Vande Bharat Express trains from Lucknow to Delhi and Tanakpur soon. Currently, three Vande Bharat Express trains operate through Lucknow: Gorakhpur-Prayagraj (22549/22550), Ayodhya-Delhi (22425/22426), and Lucknow-Dehradun (22545/22546). These trains are currently operating at over 100% occupancy, possibly due to the summer season. The railway is...
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considering adding two more Vande Bharat routes from Lucknow: one to Delhi via Bareilly and another to Tanakpur via Pilibhit. Sources indicate that approval for these routes has likely been granted. Trials for these new trains are scheduled to start in July.