During the festive season, the Indian Railways has added extra coaches to three long-distance express trains to enhance the travel experience for passengers. These temporary additions include AC 2-tier and AC 3-tier coaches on Train No. 12495/12496 Bikaner-Kolkata-Bikaner Pratap Express (departing Bikaner from 5th to 26th September and Kolkata from 6th...
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to 27th September), an additional AC 2-tier, AC 3-tier Economy, and AC 3-tier coach on Train No. 19608/19607 Madar Junction-Kolkata-Madar Junction Express (departing Madar Junction from 2nd to 30th September and Kolkata from 5th September to 3rd October), and an additional AC 3-tier Economy coach on Train No. 12988/12987 Ajmer-Sealdah-Ajmer Express (departing Ajmer from 1st to 30th September and Sealdah from 2nd September to 1st October).

Due to the ongoing expansion of the Prayagraj Railway Station redevelopment project, several train services have been affected. The weekly train service from Bikaner to Kolkata, train number 12495, will operate on a modified route until August 8th, 2024. The new route will go through Agra Cantt, Virangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Manikpur,...
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Prayagraj Chheoki, and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya. Similarly, the weekly train service from Ajmer to Rajendranagar, train number 12396, will also follow the same modified route until August 9th, 2024. These changes are implemented due to a track block on lines 5 and 7 at Prayagraj station for the construction of an air concourse. While the duration of this disruption is unknown, these train services will continue to operate on their modified routes for the foreseeable future. Passengers have been informed of these changes.

Indian Railways has added 74 coaches to 39 passenger trains, including 9 passing through Bandikui Junction, to accommodate increased passenger demand. This includes adding one Third AC Economy coach to trains 12495 and 12496 (Bikaner-Kolkata-Bikaner) from July 4 to July 25 and July 5 to July 26 respectively, two sleeper coaches...
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to trains 19613 and 19612 (Ajmer-Amritsar-Ajmer) from July 1 to July 31 and July 2 to August 1 respectively, one general coach to trains 19666 and 19665 (Udaipur City-Khajuraho-Udaipur City) from July 1 to July 31 and July 3 to August 2 respectively, one Third AC coach to trains 14854 and 14853 (Jodhpur-Varanasi City-Jodhpur) from July 1 to July 31 and July 2 to August 1 respectively, and one Third AC coach to trains 22987 and 22988 (Ajmer-Agra Fort-Ajmer) from July 1 to July 31. These additions aim to address the long waiting lists, exceeding 70, and provide passengers with confirmed reservations.

Due to ongoing renovation work at Prayagraj Station, the 12495 Bikaner-Kolkata Pratap Express will be diverted from June 13th to July 25th. It will pass through Agra Cantt, Veerangana Lakshmibai Jhansi, Manikpur, Prayagraj Chheoki, and DDU. The train is scheduled to arrive in Agra Cantt at 3:27 PM and Prayagraj Chheoki...
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at 10 PM. Similarly, the 12816 Anand Vihar Terminal-Puri Nandan Kanan Superfast will also be diverted from June 12th to July 25th and will pass through Kanpur, Lucknow, and DDU.

There are several changes to train schedules in the Dhanbad and Barouni regions. Train number 06066, the Dhanbad-Tambaram Special, will depart from Dhanbad on June 12th at 6:00 AM and arrive in Tambaram at 10:45 PM on June 13th. Train number 06092, the Barouni-Kochuveli Special, will depart from Barouni at 11:30...
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PM on June 11th and arrive in Kochuveli at 1:30 PM on June 14th. Due to maintenance work in the Chakradharpur division of South Eastern Railway, several trains will be affected, including the cancellation of train number 18175/18176, the Hatia-Jharsuguda-Hatia MEMU Express, on June 12th. Trains 06066 and 06092 will be delayed by four hours on their respective departure dates. Train number 15028, the Gorakhpur-Sambalpur Maury Express, will be partially terminated at Hatia on June 11th, and the return train, 15027, will depart from Hatia on June 12th. Due to upgrades at Prayagraj station in North Central Railway, the 12495 Bikaner-Kolkata Pratap Express will operate on an alternate route from June 13th to July 25th, halting in Agra Cantt (3:27-3:32 PM) and Prayagraj Chheoki (10:15-10:20 PM). Similarly, the 12816 Anand Vihar Terminal-Puri Nandan Kanan Superfast will take an alternate route via Kanpur-Lucknow-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya from June 12th to July 25th.